managing startup programs

[pierre]

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I'm a computer novice. My computer starts so many programs on startup that it
takes forever to boot up and is slow when i'n using it. How do I select the
programs that I want to start on boot up? There are so many that I don't want
running until I need them.

 

[Jerry]

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Start >Run > msconfig > startup

"pierre" <pierre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD68720A-63AD-4180-89D9-48E4CFA4ECC3@microsoft.com...
> I'm a computer novice. My computer starts so many programs on startup that
> it
> takes forever to boot up and is slow when i'n using it. How do I select
> the
> programs that I want to start on boot up? There are so many that I don't
> want
> running until I need them.

 

[traveler]

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Pierre, look in your folder "Startup" under Programs in the Star Menu.
SOme are listed there. Others have options that you can access by
right-clicking the icon in the task tray.

T


pierre wrote:

> I'm a computer novice. My computer starts so many programs on startup that it
> takes forever to boot up and is slow when i'n using it. How do I select the
> programs that I want to start on boot up? There are so many that I don't want
> running until I need them.