Startup Programs in Win2K

[Canis Lupus]

Still a little wet-behind-the-ears in Win2K, and I don't know what Win2K's equivalent of "msconfig" is. I have the Quicken Billminder launching at startup, and I wanna get rid of it. How do I do that?

It isn't in the Startup folder in Start -> Programs, either...

[Ion Silverbolt]

That's one of the few things I don't like about Windows 2000. If you have some W2K compatible utilities like Nortons or Nuts and Bolts, they work good.

The only other way involves removing them from startup in the registry directly. Which isn't too difficult.


Goto this path from regedit: My Computer -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Run.

From the list, right-click on whichever entries you want removed and select delete. :)

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[Null Actor]

Ion, turn on your icq or I'll kick your ass!

Laggy: There are actually two program files folders, and corresponding startup folder.

The second one is installdrive:\Documents and Settings\Login Name\Start Menu\Program Files

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[Null Actor]

Or perhaps your program is in the first, which is at

installdrive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Program Files

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"I mean, the real weirdoes of the world, statistically speaking, are people who DON'T play games! " -- Warren Spector

"But I'm not afraid of any 100 developers. 1-3 great chefs gives you a great restaurant. 100 chefs gives you McDonalds." -- Tim Sweeney