If they are reinstalling themselves, they may still be there. Did you uninstall using Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, or just delete them? If you just deleted, go to Add/Remove and see if the programs are still listed. If so, click on them and select uninstall. They may not uninstall here if the program was first deleted from /Programs sub-directory, so you may need to reinstall and try Add/Remove again.

I usually run MSConfig Cleanup (freeware) after unselecting items from MSConfig's Start-up Tab. Might want to try this first.

Thanks, but I uninstalled the programs using Add or Remove Programs....it's only the Startup entries that remain and repeatedly call for programs that aren't there.  When I delete the startup entries in MSCONFIG or in the registry, they are somehow restored by something.

tn.bill

Do a google search for remove 'name of program'. You probably aren't the only one to have the problem and someone may have found the fix.

tn.bill,

Have you tried the Windows Installer Clean Up Utility ?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=290301