Delete Startup items?

[Raoul90]

Hey,

Can someone tell me how i can delete start items from HKLM/Run?

I want to delete a couple of these (at HKLM/Run):

And how to delete Windows Live Messenger from HKCU/Run?

Also there is one program which starts from Common (Startup Common) what is the way too delete this startup entrie?

Thanks in advance!

Grtz,

Raoul

Edited November 24, 2008 by Raoul90

[iamtheky]

Other than deleting the keys from HKLM\software\microsoft\winodws\currentversion\run? and HKCU respectively?

I believe common startup group means it is located in the c:\program files\common files

and you can always open a run box, type 'msconfig', and uncheck "Load Startup Items."

[Raoul90]

I want them to be deleted in cleanup.cmd, after fresh installation.

[iamtheky]

REG DELETE should work fine from the cleanup.cmd

REG DELETE HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run /v "%value name%"

[Raoul90]

So something like this?

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "Adobe Reader Speed Launcher"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "IMJPMIG8.1"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "PHIME2002A"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "PHIME2002ASync"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "VMware Tools"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "VMware User Process"

REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN /v "vmware-tray"

[iamtheky]

You can always throw some lines into a batch file and run it for a test. I have found that some third party software place themselves back into the RUN key upon update, so I would certainly recommend patching everything prior.

You can establish your location with SET REG, but I think the cmd is more simply understood with full paths.

[Raoul90]

It works but the cleanup.cmd askes me to confirm that i want to delete those register items??

[iamtheky]

I believe /f after each command is a force.

[Raoul90]

Thank you!

Works perfect.