Computer startup .exe's...

[Michael Shaw]

Recently I've noticed alot of stuff starting up when I start the computer up. They're mainly stupid little things like A message which just says "Unresolve" and the only option is to click "Ok" and nothing happens. I've been getting loads of this junk on my system, no doubt picked up from the internet at some point...

Anyway, I want to know where in the registry can I see what exactly is starting up. I'm not sure where it is exactly, I'm on Windows 2000 Professional. I'm working on getting them off my system, but for the moment I'd just like to stop them from starting up when my computer does.

Thanks for any help!

 

[[MS]]

Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

File System:
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Scheduled tasks:
Start -> Programs -> accessories -> System Tools -> Scheduled Tasks

 

[FrothyByte]

For win2k do a search for StartupCPL.

It is a program that will install a control pannel that will allow you to manage the startup programs from one location.

It is similar to msconfig in win98/XP