can somebody please tell me how to stop programmes
automatically starting whe i startmy pc. I have checked
the startup folder but it is empty. But when I start my
pc a number of programmes including msn messanger always
start up - its making my pc very slow and they only way i
can get rid of hem is closing them manually with ctrl alt
del

Hello,

There is a pretty good article on cleaning up your Windows 2000
installation.
281770 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281770

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Robert Mitchell
Windows NT4&2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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