Gman Where is the Stop button located??? And for that matter Automatic, Manual and Disabled? I did go to Strt/Run/services.msc but couldn´t see any of the above? Lil ----- Original Message ----- From: Gman To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 2008-07-26 20:24 Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: turning off some services at startup not working Cristy, MSConfig is only meant for troubleshooting, so changes to the service listing in there may not last through a reboot (although the Startup tab usually works to prevent some functions from starting up on subsequent reboots). To make more permanent changes to a Service, you'll need to go into the Windows Services area and do it from there. Start > Run, type in services.msc and press ENTER. If you just want to stop a service from running during the current computing session, just click on the Stop button to shut it down. It will resume its normal state after your next reboot. If you're looking for more permanent changes, here are the general rules for the three different states you can place them in. Automatic lets them start up with Windows. Some will turn themselves off if they find that they are not needed. Manual tells them to start up at any time only if another process calls for them. Disabled prevents them from loading, even if your system needs their functionality. Be aware that there are a couple of services that are hard coded to ignore custom settings. Of course, those should never be changed anyway, so it's no big deal. Above all else, be careful about what you change and think carefully about which changes you want to make in here. Many services rely on other services for full functionality and will not necessarily produce an error to tell you what's wrong. Peace, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- turning off some services at startup not working > Hi, > > I tried turning off adaware and windows firewall and earthlink in my > services and start up under msconfig, but they did not take, any clues why > not? I use win xp home. > > thanks, --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------