Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items
have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,
it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the
whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
no-longer-used entries?

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...
> Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup
> items
> have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a
> while,
> it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through
> the
> whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
> no-longer-used entries?

Have a look here:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

If this was my own PC then I would leave these entries where they
are. You don't have to "roll through the whole thing" - all disabled
items sink to the bottom of the list.

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...
> Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items
> have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,
> it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the
> whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
> no-longer-used entries?


The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.

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

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

You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->
regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically
clean them up.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
Selective
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
Logon tab for your startup programs.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thanks Nepatsfan!

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...
> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items
> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,
> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the
> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
> > no-longer-used entries?
>
>
> The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
>
> You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->
> regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically
> clean them up.
>
> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
> Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
> Selective
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
> Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.
>
> AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>
> Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
> Logon tab for your startup programs.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks Pegasus!

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...
> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup
> > items
> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a
> > while,
> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through
> > the
> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
> > no-longer-used entries?
>
> Have a look here:
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
>
> If this was my own PC then I would leave these entries where they
> are. You don't have to "roll through the whole thing" - all disabled
> items sink to the bottom of the list.
>
>
>

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:78A897F8-11CA-4FB8-87D2-EE47128A1A4B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Nepatsfan!
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...
>> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup
>> > items
>> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,
>> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through
>> > the
>> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these
>> > no-longer-used entries?
>>
>>
>> The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
>>
>> You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->
>> regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically
>> clean them up.
>>
>> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
>> Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
>> Selective
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
>> Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.
>>
>> AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>>
>> Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
>> Logon tab for your startup programs.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>