Readers Questions.
IF01954
Q.
How Can I Remove Obsolete
Entries From The Start Up Tab Of The System Configuration Utility?
A.
Many applications start running when windows boots up. There are times when
these application conflict with others and it is necessary to disable the
application via the System Configuration Utility. At other times an application
is installed and then uninstalled after you have found that the application is
not suitable for the purpose you want. If an entry has been added by Windows in
The System Configuration Utility on the Start Tab the entry, even though you
have removed the application, will still remain. Here is a way of getting rid of
obsolete entries on the Start Up Tab.
NOTE
Before
proceeding to edit the Registry be sure to make a backup copy.
1. Click
Start button
2. On the
Start menu click Run
3. In the
Run dialog box type: regedit
4. The
Registry Editor window will now open
5. First
navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
6. In the
Right Hand Pane of the Run option you will see a list of applications
7. Look
through them and see if the application you want to remove is listed
8. If it
is listed Right Click on the application entry and, from the drop down menu,
select Delete
9. The
application will now be deleted from the list
10. Next
navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
11. Once
again look down the list in the Right Hand Pane and see if the application you
want to remove is listed
12. If you
find the application in the list Right Click on it and, from the drop down menu,
click Delete
13. The
application entry will now be deleted
15. If you
can't find the application entry you require in the registry keys above, next go
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Startupreg
16. Look
in the Right Hand pane and see if the application is listed
17. If the
application is in the list Right Click on it and, from the drop down menu, click
Delete
18. The
application entry will now be deleted
19.
Finally click File on the Main Toolbar and, from the drop down menu, click Exit
to exit the Registry editor
Let me know if you need anything else.
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