hi there again
im running win xp :-( and wondered what registry key i have to edit to stop programs from loading at startup. i have an antivrus prog that doesnt have an option to not load at startup, so i want to delete the key in th regestry that makes it start up . i used to know how to do this for win 2k. could someoen confirm how to do it with xp
cheers

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HOOD

Hey Hood...Just trying to pay back the favour:

There are to registry keys where these programs can hide:
1) My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
2) My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


I hope this helps....

Try looking in these:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnceEx (in XP)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce\Setup

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunServicesOnce


Hope this helps

PCXGamer

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