On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:55 +0800, karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote/replied to: >hit start > run > type in msconfig > >go to the startup tab and untick any program you'd rather not have running >at startup ( I have a very select few only) then click apply, then OK, your >machine will want to restart.. let it. > >When it reboots you'll get a popup window suggesting you've mucked up your >system and it urges you to click OK to restore everything, or click NO to >leave things the way you just set them - click no, but before you do note >in the bottom left there's a tick box that says 'don't show me this >again' - tick it! Otherwise winXP will moan and complain everytime you >start that some of the super essential software (that you never use) won't >be ready to eat your memory at startup! ;-) Oh I know all that stuff, and I could get rid of it, but the average user can't. Plus, after awhile I got several of them in msconfig that were unchecked and it got messy. I don't like a mess on my computer caused by a company that had no right to install anything. If the Quicktime headquarters burns down one day, don't blame me, but some other guy who couldn't get rid of his ;-) -- Jim Davis, Owner, Eastern Beaver Company: http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits Powerlet, Posi-Lock, Parts, Info, Photos K100RSes on both sides of the planet!
