you can happily delete things from the registry if you know what you are deleting. As far as how to configure the pc, you don't have to use ms config. you can usually stop something from loading via the program it loads from or in services under controll panel in administrative tools. Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:03 PM Subject: Re: msconfig and checking start up items I didn't know there was an msconfig in windows xp. I thought you had to work with the registery. I was told not to delete things from the registery. If I made a mistake, we would have to reinstall the whole operating. I heard this from two people. finnygomes@xxxxxxx web site www.rellek.com/stevegomes phone 720-747-4990 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma A. Boge-Conyers" <naboge@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:52 PM Subject: Re: msconfig and checking start up items > Hi listers, > > I am using XP SP2 and I wanted to share with you something I found when I > was in MS Config trying to decide what to have run at start-up. When I > was > going through the list of things that run at start-up, I unchecked one > item > and got the following message: > > System Configuration Utility > Essential services cannot be disabled. Doing so might prevent Windows > from > running on your computer. > Don't show this message in the future > > This proved to be a very helpful little window. So, for what it's worth, > I > am going to try unchecking most of the things I don't recognize, and now I > feel better because XP will warn me if I am trying to disable a critical > item. > > HTH > Norma > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx