Xp pro start up folder?

[John Jr]

Hey all,
I am trying to stop my Netscape from starting when I start me PC up. I do not know why it is happening. It is a clean install of XP pro, got the Hclean trojan and I could not get rid of it. Reformat completely and reinstalled XP pro.
But I added netscape 7.0 now when I boot up it starts up with windows. I deleted it and it looked gone, restarted and still looked gone, reinstalled and there it was starting with windows again and still had my profiles intact. Kinda worries me, when is a file gone? Meaning Netscape that is. I am sure I am clean from the Hclean trojan. Low level format pattitioned and re partitioned then format of the drive. It was clean with no sign of a previous XP install.
Is there a folder with start up files I can access and remove netscape from it like win 98? I must confess I am a lost soul in XP world.
Any ideas?
John jr. :shrug:

[BrutalDrew]

Use Startup Control Panel (Google).

[Showstoppermd]

msconfig?

[Kendan]

Check in the netscape settings for the option to not start at boot.


To remove a program you need to use the add remove programs and not just delete it because you will leave a lot of things behind by doing it that way.

[snafumaster]

The short answer is Yes...there is such a folder.
C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Also, use Regedit and check these locations as well for anything suspiscious as anything in those keys will load with windows.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

[John Jr]

As always you guys are great! Quick responce and good advice! I am glad to be here and have such a resource. Thank you very much.

[snafumaster]

I agree. It is comforting to know that if you have a question, you'll probably get a solid response from the members here.

[BrutalDrew]

The short answer is Yes...there is such a folder.
C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Also, use Regedit and check these locations as well for anything suspiscious as anything in those keys will load with windows.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

Just as a note, the reason I recommended the Startup Control Panel is because it covers all of the registry paths and other things. Not everything is listed in msconfig.

[snafumaster]

Just as a note, the reason I recommended the Startup Control Panel is because it covers all of the registry paths and other things. Not everything is listed in msconfig.
I personally like doing it manually, but I just looked at that program you listed and it looks like something I'd love to run through the mill. Thanks for the tip and here is a link for it Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml)

[BrutalDrew]

I hate doing it manually. Usually most of the things that I have to disable are listed in msconfig anyway, but sometimes some are not and I find it annoying top check all the of the registry paths.