OT: Some assistance please :)
 

Ok, can anyone tell me what I need to type into "run" (in the start menu) to get to where I can forcefully prevent certain programs from running on startup? I knew it at one time, but just can't remember it right now....

I hope I explained what I mean correctly, and didn't just succeed in confusing everybody http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: OT: Some assistance please :)
 

what's your system? 9x or 2000/xp?

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"msconfig" works on XP and probably other Versions of windohs. From there, you can select what gets run on startup.

Slick.

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but not on win2k.

also there's msinfo32.exe command, but it only allows to view startup programs.

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you could just hit crtl alt delete and end all the processes besides explorer, if you have XP or similar

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Ah Thank you! That's the one I was trying (and couldn't) think of! Thank you so so much!

Everyone else, thanks for the suggestions, but this was exactly what I was looking for http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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You can google each to see what you need and don't need.

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It works fine on win2k. It is just not available by default. You can download it from the web and it will work perfectly.

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For those who care: In Windows 98/98Se/ME type in the Run path "system information" to get to the ginormous "Help and Support" area > Click the Tools drop-down menu and click "System Configuration Utility". This gives you the set of tabs that was MSConfig in Win95.

So far in ME this is the only way I know to get there. (Well, it's under Start/Program Files/Accessories/System Tools also...)

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In Win 98/ME the system information utility (MSINFO32.EXE) has menu link (under tools) to a system config utility. One panel in this lets you choose which programs run on startup.