Re: Can't remove program from startup list

From: aaron (aklink_at_fake.net)
Date: 05/02/03 

Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 12:55:00 -0700

..also start>run>msconfig
>-----Original Message-----
>Ranger;
>See if they are listed in Add/remove Programs in Control
Panel.
>Go to the application in Start Menu, many applications
have a removal
>routine.
>Check the website for removal instructions.
>
>Is it spyware or a virus? Try these:
>Run an updated virus scan.
>Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old
files"
>Check this link:
>http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
>Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for
spyware:
>http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it)
>Or
>http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it)
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/se
tup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Ranger" <gber@goober.net> wrote in message
>news:019301c310da$0dbfbb90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Unwanted .exe programs have been downloaded to my PC
from
>> internet sites and have been configured to start
>> automatically when I boot Windows XP. I can see them in
>> System Information/Software Environment/Startup
Programs,
>> but I can't figure out how to remove them from the start
>> list. Before I upgraded to XP, I could remove them in
>> Windows 98 from the Tools menu but XP doesn't seem to
>> allow that. How to?
>
>
>.
>

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