I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
automatically run when I start my computer?

DB wrote:

> I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
> automatically run when I start my computer?


Go to Start | Run, and type MSConfig. Look on the Startup tab.

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Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:11:06 -0700 from Ken Blake, MVP
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain>:
> DB wrote:
>
> > [quoted text muted]
> > I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
> > automatically run when I start my computer?
>
>
> Go to Start | Run, and type MSConfig. Look on the Startup tab.

That will show some of them (but you have to log in as an
administrator first). The free Autoruns will show them all, and it
runs in a limited or administrator account, and it's got a better
interface IMHO:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml

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Stan Brown wrote:

> Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:11:06 -0700 from Ken Blake, MVP
> <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain>:
>> DB wrote:
>>
>>> [quoted text muted]
>>> I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
>>> automatically run when I start my computer?
>>
>>
>> Go to Start | Run, and type MSConfig. Look on the Startup tab.
>
> That will show some of them (but you have to log in as an
> administrator first). The free Autoruns will show them all, and it
> runs in a limited or administrator account, and it's got a better
> interface IMHO:
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml


Interesting, thanks. I hadn't seen this before.

It's certainly much more complete, but I actually think that it's *too*
complete for the average user, and would do nothing but confuse him. I'll
continue to recommend MSConfig, which comes with Windows, and will meet the
needs of almost everyone.

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Thanks for the posts. Very Helpful.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> Stan Brown wrote:
>
> > Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:11:06 -0700 from Ken Blake, MVP
> > <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain>:
> >> DB wrote:
> >>
> >>> [quoted text muted]
> >>> I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
> >>> automatically run when I start my computer?
> >>
> >>
> >> Go to Start | Run, and type MSConfig. Look on the Startup tab.
> >
> > That will show some of them (but you have to log in as an
> > administrator first). The free Autoruns will show them all, and it
> > runs in a limited or administrator account, and it's got a better
> > interface IMHO:
> >
> > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml
>
>
> Interesting, thanks. I hadn't seen this before.
>
> It's certainly much more complete, but I actually think that it's *too*
> complete for the average user, and would do nothing but confuse him. I'll
> continue to recommend MSConfig, which comes with Windows, and will meet the
> needs of almost everyone.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

DB wrote:

> Thanks for the posts. Very Helpful.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> Stan Brown wrote:
>>
>>> Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:11:06 -0700 from Ken Blake, MVP
>>> <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain>:
>>>> DB wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> [quoted text muted]
>>>>> I have a Windows XP PC. How can I see what programs are set up to
>>>>> automatically run when I start my computer?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Go to Start | Run, and type MSConfig. Look on the Startup tab.
>>>
>>> That will show some of them (but you have to log in as an
>>> administrator first). The free Autoruns will show them all, and it
>>> runs in a limited or administrator account, and it's got a better
>>> interface IMHO:
>>>
>>> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml
>>
>>
>> Interesting, thanks. I hadn't seen this before.
>>
>> It's certainly much more complete, but I actually think that it's
>> *too* complete for the average user, and would do nothing but
>> confuse him. I'll continue to recommend MSConfig, which comes with
>> Windows, and will meet the needs of almost everyone.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup