Delete unused applications at boot

[magicfly]

Hi Guys!

just a lil quetsion: i uninstalled some applications i don't need anymore but on msconfig.exe they still appear (click on the image)

how can i delete this applications from the list?

THANKS IN ADANCE

[Doggie]

open up regedit, find the programs you dont want and there corrasponding registry key, and delete the values..

[magicfly]

i followed the path on my registry, but there are only the selected applications and not the unselected ones.

my goal is to delete from the list the unselected applications.

[jrzycrim]

msconfig stores the disabled startup items in these keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder]

Delete any sub-keys that correspond to programs that you do not want listed in msconfig.

[magicfly]

GREAT!

Thanks a lot! Just wondering if there's a tool on the net which make this stuff...do you know anything about that?

[jrzycrim]

I'm not sure about that. What are you looking for exactly?

[magicfly]

i'm looking for a tool not too hard to use who can work onto the registry and does these things:

for example who can edit and remove these unused apps from msconfig.exe and another feature i'd like to find is to edit the ADD/REMOVE voices (for example sometimes some apps doesn't uninstall completely and leave their name onto the menu)

[jrzycrim]

Ah okay.

As far as add/remove program list, check this out:

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/110/

winguides.com is a great resource for reg tweaks.

Here's something you might be interested in.

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/

It's not free, however. If I run into any freeware programs, I'll post them.

[magicfly]

thanks jrzycrme, you're great!!

[jrzycrim]

No problem.

You know what? I had a free program on my computer that I forgot about. It has lots of features including editing the startup program list and add/remove programs.

http://www.x-setup.net/

You should be careful with some settings. It does have a backup feature incase a change doesn't work or causes problems.

Edit: There are literally thousands of settings so some things may be hard to find at first.

If you decide to use this program, Startup programs are under Startup/Shutdown > Startup > Win NT/2k/XP > Auto Run part 1/Part 2

The uninstall program list is under System > Software Installation > Uninstall

You can even set favorites to immediately go to any particular setting.