Stopping programs from running at startup windows xp

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Ramesh Srinivasan. In reply to Palcouk's post on December 6, Adding to Palcouk's good advice: Have a look at the freeware utility Autoruns from Windows Sysinternals which can be used to manage startup programs and more Hi All, When we install some software and add-on that we download from internet that enable those items and software to run in the background resulting our computer slow and our taskbar full of icons that annoys us at the end of the day, We do have some solution to disable the programs that you don't want to run.

You might be using some programs for sometime but not always so what you can do you can disable them completely and enable as and when you start that software. This site in other languages x.

Stopping programs from running at startup is a particularly daunting task, because there is no single place you can go to stop them all. But with a little bit of perseverance, you should be able to stop them from running.

Start by cleaning out your Startup folder. Next, clean out your Scheduled Tasks folder. You can bypass all the programs in your Startup folder on an as-needed basis. To stop XP from loading any programs in the Startup folder, hold down the Shift key during boot-up. No programs in the Startup folder will run, but the items will still remain there, so that they will start up as they would normally the next time you boot.

The best tool for disabling hidden programs that run on startup is the System Configuration Utility, shown in Figure To run it, type msconfig at a command prompt and press Enter.

To stop a program from running at startup, go to the Startup tab in this utility and uncheck the box next to the program. It can sometimes be difficult to understand what programs are listed on the Startup tab. Some, such as America Online, are clearly labeled. To get more information about a listing, expand the width of the Command column near the top of the Startup tab. The directory location should be another hint to help you know the name of the program.

So stop one and restart your PC. If it runs fine, then stop another and restart. So run each program that starts automatically, and see if you can find a setting that allow you to halt it from running on startup. You may also need to hack the Registry to disable them. The right pane will contain a list of some of the programs that automatically run at startup. The Data field tells you the path and name of the executable so that you can determine what each program is.

That will kill any programs that run specific to your logon. Constantly running in the background of XP are services—processes that help the operating system run, or that provide support to applications. This is document adlf in the Knowledge Base. Last modified on Skip to: content search login. Knowledge Base Toggle local menu Menus About the team.

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