Need help with win2k and autostart..

In xp and win98 you can use msconfig to stop autostart-programs to start every time windows start..But it doesnt work in win2k..Is there any similiar way in win2k to prevent the computer from starting all those autostart-programs?

Win2k does not have msconfig, but the version of msconfig from XP works perfectly!. Download it here..

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

You might have a lot better luck getting info in the Operating Systems forum.

MSconfig is great- but why not try something a bit more powerful?

Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel 2.7

No more mucking about at the 'Run....' prompt- decide what runs, and when, right from your control panel. I've been using this thing for years- I cannot live without it. I had to make a new copy of my W2K disk that included this utility- it's THAT useful. Plus it looks and feels like it's an original part of Windows. Only 66Kb, too!

anyway this is the key for the startup programs in W2k: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

oTTO identified the correct key.

To get at your start programs in the registry:

1. Click "Start" and choose "Run." In the "Open" command line, type REGEDIT and press [enter]

2. CLick on the plus (+) sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

3. CLick on the plus (+) sign next to SOFTWARE

4. CLick on the plus (+) sign next to Microsoft

5. CLick on the plus (+) sign next to Windows

6. Click on the plus (+) signnext to CurrentVersion

7. Click on the RUN folder, the contents will be displayed on the right side of the Registry

8. You probably will want to create a back up of the RUn folder by clicking on "Registry" then "Export Registry File" This will create a .REG file which can be easily merged back into the registry by double-clicking on it at any time (from explorer)

After YOU BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY then delete the programs you don't want to run at start up. If you later want something back, you can just load your registry back up and delete stuff again.