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removing startup items in msconfig
Name: jimmymac Date: November 28, 2004 at 08:12:13 Pacific OS: windows xp home CPU/Ram: 2.6/1024
Comment:
i have several items in my system configuation utility startup tab that are unchecked and would like to remove them. however i can't find these items listed in the registry to remove them.looked under: hklm/software/microsoft/windows/current version/run and runonce and runonceex. how to i remove these items?
Name: jamey Date: November 28, 2004 at 08:30:58 Pacific
Reply:
I recommend you download and install the tiny, excellent piece of freeware called Startup Control Panel. It will allow you to disable and delete all startup items which exist in a variety of different places around your system.
But to properly answer your question: have you tried looking under HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead? As in, this key:
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