MSCONFIG startup list

Hello,
Does anyone know how to clear out the Start up list of unchecked items in
MSCONFIG?
Everytime I sign on to AOL it places an icon in the toolbar tray by the clock.
I have to go in MSCONFIG then to start up and uncheck the AOL tray
listing.There are about 4 of them listed that are unchecked from previous
sign ons and I'd like to clear them out.
There are also other programs that have been unchecked and I want to remove
them to.

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thank you

"alxrays" <microsoft@help.com> wrote in message
news:4BED3AC6-1EC2-4720-9FAD-543098BECF36@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> Does anyone know how to clear out the Start up list of unchecked items in
> MSCONFIG?
> Everytime I sign on to AOL it places an icon in the toolbar tray by the clock.
> I have to go in MSCONFIG then to start up and uncheck the AOL tray
> listing.There are about 4 of them listed that are unchecked from previous
> sign ons and I'd like to clear them out.
> There are also other programs that have been unchecked and I want to remove
> them to.
>
> --
> thank you


The unchecked items will show up in one of these two registry keys.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

You can manually delete them or run the script available from this web site to
automatically clear them up.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
Selective
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
Logon tab for your startup programs.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Hi Kelly,
Thank you so much for the information-I noticed that I had to check off the
item first then go into REGEDIT to the Registry key and delete it from there.
Very smooth and no problems.
Thanks again,
Al
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thank you


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "alxrays" <microsoft@help.com> wrote in message
> news:4BED3AC6-1EC2-4720-9FAD-543098BECF36@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > Does anyone know how to clear out the Start up list of unchecked items in
> > MSCONFIG?
> > Everytime I sign on to AOL it places an icon in the toolbar tray by the clock.
> > I have to go in MSCONFIG then to start up and uncheck the AOL tray
> > listing.There are about 4 of them listed that are unchecked from previous
> > sign ons and I'd like to clear them out.
> > There are also other programs that have been unchecked and I want to remove
> > them to.
> >
> > --
> > thank you
>
>
> The unchecked items will show up in one of these two registry keys.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
>
> You can manually delete them or run the script available from this web site to
> automatically clear them up.
>
> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
> Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
> Selective
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
> Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.
>
> AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>
> Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
> Logon tab for your startup programs.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>