Go to start/run, type in MSCONFIG and click ok. Go to the startup menu. You can take the check mark out of the ones you don't want to load at startup. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 9:36 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Start up programs > Hello all, > On my laptop I have several programs that start up automatically when I > boot up. How do keep them from starting? Running XP Home. > Thanks, > > HB > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk