nesdon,
If you want to stop programs from loading on boot there are several ways to
accomplish it:
You should only use msconfig for troubleshooting problems, although it could be used
for stubborn programs until you find a way top disable them otherwise. Start > Run,
type in: msconfig and hit enter. Click on the Startup tab and uncheck the program you
wish to disable. If the check returns on reboot, then there is probably a way in the
programs options that will disable it.

Right click on the icon in the systray to see if there is an option to disable it
from loading on boot.

Open the program/s in question and check their options to see if they have one to
disable it from loading on boot.

Remove any entries from the Startup folder that you do not want to load on boot.

Look in Start > Run, type in: sysedit and hit enter. Click on the win.ini window and
see if there is anything after load= or run=. These lines are usually blank after the
=. Remove anything after the = on those lines if you do not want it running.

Look in the Registry under these keys:
Start > Run, type in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to the following keys:
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows\curre nt version\run
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows\curre nt version\RunOnce
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\run
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunOnce
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunOnceEx
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunServices
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunServicesOnce

Remove or REM the entries from within these keys. Always backup the registry before
making any changes so that you may import the keys back in should anything go wrong.
Haphazardly removing keys in the registry is very dangerous and can render your
system useless. Be 100% sure of what you are doing and what you remove can be safely
done.

You can Backup the registry or key/s while in regedit: Click on Registry on the menu
bar, click on "Export Registry File.". Choose a location, desktop is best and makes
it easy to find. If you want to back up the entire registry, make sure below in
"Export Range" All is checked. If you want to just backup any key, make sure
"Selected Branch" is checked. Lastly select save, make your changes and close out. If
you have no problems after say 2 weeks, you can delete the exported files.

More on Backing up/restoring the registry:
How to Back Up the Registry in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;256419

HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;322754

How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;221512


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Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none. One can never truly be a master as there is
always more to learn.

"nesdon" <nesdon@earthling.net> wrote in message
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