Start up/English

Somewhere in the registration database, you can find 3 different categories, that will make programs startup automatic... (I can only remember runonce)...
Looking for the others!

If you are using win98 you can open run and type msconfig, and click on start under this, you can see all the programs you are starting op with windows but "watch" out...


/mhsdk

In the reg-database:
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
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

The *Once only runs once, automatically cleared when the program is called (usually installations, which needs something to be done next time win starts)

in the Win.ini file:
under [windows]:
"run" and "load" contains programs to run/load

shortcuts in:
look (in reg-database):
under "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Startup" the normal startup-folder is shown (normally C:/WINDOWS/MENUEN START/PROGRAMMER/START)
under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Folders\Common Startup" here is also mentioned another startup-folder

I think this is all the places...

Michael

To prevent programs from automatically starting, just remove them from the places mentioned above

Michael

If you have several user-accounts on the maschine, then look under HKEY_USERS\user-name insted of HKEY_CURRENT_USER. (The HKEY_CURRENT_USER is just a "link" to HKEY_USERS\user-name, where user-name is the current logged on user or .Default if is th default user)

Michael

Ok, how do I get into reg database?

It's OK, I've found it.

This doesn't work.

I found the places you said to look but there was no programmes there.

Hmm.... which program still start automatically... some programs are loaded via DLLs and can't be disabled the way descriped above...
Most programs have a build-in option to prevent them from starting when windows starts, have you tried to use it (if it exists)?

Michael

This path may also contain links to programs that starts automatically.
Cannot be viewed in the ordinary Startup
folder.

C:\WINDOWS\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

A link can also be invisible in the Start menu if it has the attribute "Hidden" activated.

michaelras,

Thanks for your help and patience so far.

I have 10 computers running on Win98 and also using AS400 program.

Some of the users have their AS400 start automatically by the normal route which we all know.

But this user does not want the program to start automatically when she turns in the computer - she wants to start it up herself.

It must be, therefore, something different - another route that I don't know about.

But thanks for your help. If you get another idea, please let me know.

Z