Change Vista Start Up Programs...

Renatukasza · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:12

Can anyone tell me how to remove programs from the start up box?(bottom right of the screen) There are a lot of programs on it that i very rarely use.

Thanks

TheKnat · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:17

Start/Run/MSconfig ?

That will show you a list of startup programs and let you disable them as well.

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:17

You cant really but you can Delete them from there and they will still be installed but be a PIA to browse to them if you ever want to run them in the future.

I don't think he means that TheKnat, I think he means his list of Programs in START > All Programs.

bledd · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:22

go into each program and disable the tray-icon, or prevent them running on startup

most programs ask you when you install them if you want to run them on startup

Renatukasza · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:42

TheKnat said:
Start/Run/MSconfig ?

That will show you a list of startup programs and let you disable them as well.

That exactly what i was looking for!

Thanks for the replies guys

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2008 at 11:53

I misread it or it was the way he wrote it. LOL

vince3 · 17 Sep 2008 at 16:03

Try Winpatrol from http://www.winpatrol.com/
and look at http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
to find out what your current startup programs do before you disable/delete them

Credo · 17 Sep 2008 at 16:58

ccleaner allows you to disable *and* remove the entry altogether from startup... nifty.