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Many applications start running when
windows boots up. There are times when these application conflict with others
and it is necessary to disable the application via the System Configuration
Utility. At other times an application is installed and then uninstalled after
you have found that the application is not suitable for the purpose you want. If
an entry has been added by Windows in The System Configuration Utility on the
Start Tab the entry, even though you have removed the application, will still
remain. Here is a way of getting rid of obsolete entries on the Start Up Tab.
NOTE
Before proceeding to edit the Registry be sure to make
a backup copy. This can be achieved by using a third party freeware application
called ERUNT (see the
Life Saver
section for more details)
1/ Click Start button
2/ On the Start menu click Run
3/ In the Run dialog box type: regedit
4/ The Registry Editor window will
now open
5/ First navigate to the following
registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
6/ In the Right Hand Pane of the
Run option you will see a list of applications
7/ Look through them and see if the
application you want to remove is listed
8/ If it is listed Right Click on
the application entry and, from the drop down menu, select Delete
9/ The application will now be deleted
from the list
10 Next navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
11/ Once again look down the list in the
Right Hand Pane and see if the application you want to remove is listed
12/ If you find the application in the
list Right Click on it and, from the drop down menu, click Delete
13/ The application entry will now be
deleted
15/ If you can't find the application
entry you require in the registry keys above, next go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\Startupreg
16/ Look in the Right Hand pane and
see if the application is listed
17/ If the application is in the list
Right Click on it and, from the drop down menu, click Delete
18/ The application entry will now be
deleted
19/ Finally click File on the
Main Toolbar and, from the drop down menu, click Exit to exit the
Registry editor
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