Clean Up System Configuration Utility

[corndale]

I have quite a few entries on the System Configuration Utility for Win98 under the Startup tab, which are no longer on my computer. How can I permanently remove the lines from the utility? Of course, they are unchecked. Thanks.

[Theoran]

Click Start then Run. In the Open box, type regedit.exe followed by enter.

The keys you're interested in are as follows:-

HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Run
HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \RunOnce
HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \RunServices
HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \RunServicesOnce
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Run
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \RunOnce

This is where all of the startup stuff is stored. Look for the keys that have a " - " after it. This is generally where the disable items are located.

Example: HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Run-

[Murf]

corndale

Here are the locations in the registry where items load in MSCONFIG:

HKey_Current_User>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>RUN
HKey_Local_MachineSoftware>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>RUN
HKey_Local_Machine>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>RUNSERVICES

If the items you are looking to remove are unchecked in MSCONFIG, they will be in a "RUN-" key rather than "RUN", or "RUNSERVICES-" rather than "RUNSERVICES".

oops see I'm a slow typiest - Theoran got ya

Another place that items load at Startup from is the "Startup" folder in your Start Menu. When these items are unchecked in MSCONFIG, they get moved to a folder called "Disabled Startup Group Items". These are just shortcuts, and you can just remove them from the folders.

The only other place items should be loading from startup are in the WIN.INI file, on the "RUN=" and "LOAD=" lines, but it is not common that you will see things loading from here. MSCONFIG will put disabled items in this file in ";RUN=" or ";LOAD=" lines.

[jtdoom]

in autoexec.bat and config.sys, the lines of the items you disabled get a prefix
Rem by Tshoot