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April 9th, 2004 21:00

Remove Startup Programs

How do I stop a program from automatically starting during boot?

It used to be easy in Win95, but in XP, I cannot find it. I do not want AIM to start.

It also starts when opening Outlook, even though I unchecked it in the Options.

Thanks.

Message Edited by crucified4me on 04-09-2004 05:44 PM

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Posted April 9th, 2004 22:00
The Startup tab within the System Configuration Utility contains a list of the programs that start during boot. See the following Dell Knowledge Base article for further information:

What is the Microsoft® System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG)?
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Posted April 10th, 2004 16:00
And, you can find specific information HERE and HERE for information on managing your System Resources.
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Posted April 13th, 2004 02:00
Also run the msconfig utility (Start>Run>(type in)msconfig).

There's a tab, 'Startup' with all the programs. You can deselect the one you don't want. Once you do that, under the 'General' tab, it will then change from Normal startup to Selective Startup - that's okay because you are selectively choosing not to start a program. On the very next reboot, they'll be a splash screen regarding the changes to the startup. You can select a box to not have that pop up after that.

As for Outlook, there should be an option within the program itself to not load up on startup. Doesn't AOL also have that option?