Win95 startup Programs, Delete How?

[theCorvetteDoctor]

I don't know too much about 95, does it have a utility for "msconfig" like 98. I've a bunch on garbage running automatically on start eating resources. If possible, how to disable the password sign in screen, it lied and said "tip, if you don't enter a password you won't get this screen again" LIAR, anyway thanks,, DrVette

[socalgal]

Hi DrVette

This, from here http://www.farmplan.co.uk/products/support/programs/win95/howToStopProgr amsLoadingAtStartupInWin95.htm (http://www.farmplan.co.uk/products/support/programs/win95/howToStopProgramsLoadingAtStartupInWin95.htm)

To stop programs loading at startup in Win95 check the following areas:

Check Win95 startup folder. This is the most likely place. Just remove the icon from here.

Check WIN.INI file in the C:\WINDOWS folder. The first couple of lines in this folder will contain LOAD= and RUN= followed by the program name(s) that are loaded automatically. Delete the program name from here.

Check Registry. Run REGEDIT, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run. If you see an entry for the program, delete the entry and the program will no longer start automatically. It would also be worth checking HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices for unwanted entries.

Please, back up your registry before playing in there!

To disable that pw login, see Joel's post here http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/000068.html

Hope these work for you http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif


[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 01-13-2000).]

[Axel]

You should also check the autoexec.bat file out in notepad as well as the config.sys file. Also, you might check out what short-cuts are in the c:\windows\startup folder and eliminate what you don't want auto-loading there.

[reddog4629]

I use this all the time-works great. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000YKL