Removing startup processes

[Marthax]

Hi Everyone!

How do I integrate the removal of some processes that I want to be deactivated the first time windows boots up? I mean, of course I can go into msconfig and remove them myself but, that wouldn't be UA. Anyway to do this?

Thanks in advance!

Marthax

[Zxian]

You need to check a few places:

Startup Folders (All users and your user)

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Delete any values that you don't want. It's as simple as that!

Hope this helps.

[<SparTacuS>]

As an example, I use the following reg entry to stop Nero Smartcheck from auto running;

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"NeroFilterCheck"=-

You need to check for entries (as Zxian itemised).

[DigeratiPrime]

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

[edit] sorry misread post, you can clear ALL startup entries with this for example:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Remove Programs System Startup.
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 

;Remove Recently Used Programs from Start Menu.
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}\Count]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}\Count]

[Marthax]

So if I want to remove a process from registry I use - after the entry?

[Yzöwl]

You remove as in the examples above,

• an entire key by placing a - just inside the opening [
  

• a value by placing a - just after the =
  

[Marthax]

Ok, thank you all!