Except for the place holder, I had figured out the entries that I listed. I listed them to show the entire contents of the registry key to show there was no entry for the blank startup items mentioned I asked about in the first part of my message. Do you have any idea what the unknown startup items are? Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:49 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting entries in mscofig startup > Hi Don, > The first one is a placeholder and should be left alone. The second is > the entry that starts up your MS Messenger. Removing this entry alone > will > not always prevent it from starting up. You also (in the same computing > session) must go inside the settings area of MS Messenger and uncheck the > box that says something to the effect of "Start Messenger when Windows > starts". The Sonic RecordNow! entry looks partially removed, but may be > similar to Messenger in that the program itself may have a box that needs > to > be unchecked to make it disappear completely. > > Peace, > G > > "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:06 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Interesting entries in mscofig startup > > >>I have two odd entries in the startup tab of msconfig. They both are >>located in >> >> >> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run >> >> >> and neither one has an entry in the Startup Item or Command columns. >> >> When I navigate to that registry location I find 3 entries: >> >> (Default) REG_SZ (Value not set) >> MSMSGS REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background >> Sonic RecordNow! >> (The RecordNow data field is empty) >> >> >> It seems to me that in the past I have tried disabling these but they >> kept >> comong back or no consequences were noted after they were disabled. Not >> sure which scenario applies. >> >> Anybody got any ideas as to the identity or purpose of these mysterious >> entries? >> >> >> Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe 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/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------