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Dissable Items on Startup
Name: Don't know Date: November 12, 2002 at 22:25:20 Pacific OS: win 2000 CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
Can someone please tell me how to dissable programs on startup, like real player etc...
I used to use msconfig under windows 98 but it doesnt work in win 2000
Name: David Depin Date: November 12, 2002 at 23:02:31 Pacific
Reply:
i think you better try searching the win2k forums for what you are looking for. if you want to use msconfig, my hint to you is to search with the word msconfig. good luck!
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Response Number 2
Name: snoothie Date: November 12, 2002 at 23:42:16 Pacific
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hint: disable, not dissable. hint 2: copy msconfig.exe from a win9x install to your w2k install.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dean Moorcraft Date: November 12, 2002 at 23:59:19 Pacific
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Maybe remove it from startup! Or just get rid of Real Player... Failing that is Real Player loaded up as a service... If so change the service to manual...
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Response Number 4
Name: Mark Date: November 13, 2002 at 00:31:43 Pacific
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Most programs that start at startup, are run from the services componant. Go to 'Computer Management' and find 'Services' in the left hand panel. This should give you a list of stuff that gets started with the computer. I don't have Real Player myself so I don't know if it will be in the list. If it is there, you can just modify it's startup properties to 'Disable'. Hope this helps, good luck.
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Response Number 5
Name: MAC Date: November 14, 2002 at 01:32:12 Pacific
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Try going to
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
and downloading the Startup Control Panel
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Response Number 6
Name: mikey Date: November 14, 2002 at 09:34:21 Pacific
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There is a program called Start-Up Manager, its real simple, it says everything that startups on you comp, and you just clikc what you want on and dont want on. I got mine from google, try finding it there.
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Response Number 7
Name: JJ Date: November 16, 2002 at 20:12:32 Pacific
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Go to this site and download RegClean. Will perform many useful things. And it works like a charm!
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