Laddyboy 0 Posted December 2, 1999 There are several programs that load at start up that I want to disable but I don't know how to. I Winblows98 I could go to system tools and System info to the startup group and just remove the check mark and reboot and I would have more system resource memory free. How do I do this in Win2k? Also what is the IDW logging tool? Thanks Share this post Link to post
Mix 0 Posted December 2, 1999 I'm having this exact same problem, with my Monster Sound software. Also, I tried the trick listed on the page for my Monster Sound drivers and it didn't work I have to use the Vortex drivers, and they have been less than cooperative on every occasion possible, I get alot of choppy sound. ------------------ -Mix Share this post Link to post
ByronT 0 Posted December 2, 1999 This is not for the faint of heart... because it involves registry editing! And if you've had any amount of experience with MS Win9X or WinNT 4.0+ products... messing with the registry can result in big nasty errors - even the dreaded BSOD, if you're not careful. Anyway without further ado... Windows has two main areas for startup programs: the Startup Folder under the the Start Button, under Programs (everybody should know this one), and drum roll please... the registry. The Keys used for auto startup are: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx. Also NT4 and Win9X also use the win.ini file found under the windows main directory with the load= and run= lines. Word to the wise: make sure that you remove only the items that you don't want starting. It is a really bad idea to just delete those Keys. Happy RegEditing! PS. Just in case you didn't know, you can use regedit to edit those mentioned keys. Share this post Link to post
Mix 0 Posted December 2, 1999 Thank You, you are a scholar and a gentleman . My buddy Mike is rubbing off on me . ------------------ -Mix Share this post Link to post
ByronT 0 Posted December 2, 1999 Ack, just remembered something. FYI: Win9X also uses the Registry keys RunServices and RunServicesOnce (underneath all that other that I listed above.) The System Info program simply chamges these keys that I've mentioned in a nice gui - much like TweakUI used to work on the registry. More than likely, MS will release a System Info program that would be found under the Administration Tools, and it would allow you to turn the fun thingies off. Right now, you can at least find the names of what's running by clicking the Start Button, Settings, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and choose Computer Management. Once that has fired up, click on System Information, Software Environment, and then Startup Programs. However, unlike Win98, this will only display the items that start automatically (and does not includes programs that run as services.") Again.... Happy RegEditing! ------------------ J. Byron Todd Computer Consultant byron@toddcomp.com Todd Computer Solutions Share this post Link to post
