How to Prevent Background Programs from Starting when Booting Your Computer - Search Again

SUMMARY

My LapLink connection is very unstable and I believe that another program may be interfering. How can I restart my computer so that none of my background programs automatically start?

SOLUTION

Follow the steps in the section for your version of Windows.

Windows 98 or Windows ME

1. From the Windows Start menu, point to Run.


2. Type MSCONFIG and click OK. This will launch the System Configuration Utility.


3. Click to select Selective Startup.


4. Click to uncheck the boxes for Process Config.sys File, Process Autoexec.bat File, and Load Startup Group items.


5. Click the Win.ini tab. Click the + next to [windows].


6. Click to uncheck the Run= and Load= boxes.


7. Click OK and reboot the computer when prompted

1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and click Open.


2. Double-click the Programs icon.


3. Double-click the Startup icon.


4. If there are icons present, drag each icon out onto your desktop.


5. Close any open windows.

Note: To undo this step, follow Steps 1-3, and then drag the icon from your desktop into the Startup window.

1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and click Open All Users.


2. Double-click the Programs icon.


3. Double-click the Startup icon.


4. If there are icons present, drag each icon out onto your desktop.


5. Close any open windows.

Note: To undo this step, follow Steps 1-3, and then drag the icon from your desktop into the Startup window.

1. From the Windows Start menu, point to Run.


2. Type REGEDIT and click OK. This will launch the Registry Editor.


3. From the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.


4. In the Save In box, use the down arrow to click Desktop.


5. In the Export range section, click All.


6. Enter BACKUP as the name of the file and click Save.


7. Click on the + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.


8. Click on the + next to Software.


9. Click on the + next to Microsoft.


10. Click on the + next to Windows.


11. Click on the + next to CurrentVersion.


12. Right-click the Run folder and click Delete.


13. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the delete.


14. Right-click the Run Services folder and click Delete.


15. Note: This folder may not be present.


16. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the delete.


17. Close Registry Editor.


18. Reboot your computer.

Note: To undo this step, double-click the BACKUP file on the desktop. This replaces the items removed from the registry. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the replacement. You can delete the BACKUP icon from your desktop if you wish.

1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and click Open.


2. Double-click the Programs icon.


3. Double-click the Startup icon.


4. If there are icons present, drag each icon out onto your desktop.


5. Close any open windows.

Note: To undo this step, follow Steps 1-3, and then drag the icon from your desktop into the Startup window.

1. From the Windows Start menu, point to Find, and click Files and folders.


2. In the Named box, type AUTOEXEC.BAT.


3. In the Look in box, choose your C:\ drive.


4. Click Search Now.

Note: If you receive a No Results message, don't worry.

5. Right-click the file in the Search results window and click Rename.


6. Type AUTOEXEC.OLD and press Enter


7. In the Named box, type CONFIG.SYS.


8. In the Look in box, choose your C:\ drive.


9. Click Search Now.

Note: If you receive a No Results message, don't worry.

10. Right-click the file in the Search results window and click Rename.


11. Type CONFIG.OLD and press Enter

Note: To undo this steps, use these steps to search for AUTOEXEC.OLD and CONFIG.OLD. Rename the files to AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.

1. From the Windows Start menu, point to Run.


2. Type SYSEDIT and click OK.


3. From the Window menu, click C:\Windows\Win.ini.


4. Locate the [Windows] section at the top of the file.


5. Insert a semicolon (;) before the Run= line.


6. Insert a semicolon (;) before the Load= line.


7. Close the System Configuration Editor and click Yes when prompted to save

1. From the Windows Start menu, point to Run.


2. Type REGEDIT and click OK. This will launch the Registry Editor.


3. From the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.


4. In the Save In box, use the down arrow to click Desktop.


5. In the Export range section, click All.


6. Enter BACKUP as the name of the file and click Save.


7. Click on the + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.


8. Click on the + next to Software.


9. Click on the + next to Microsoft.


10. Click on the + next to Windows.


11. Click on the + next to CurrentVersion.


12. Right-click the Run folder and click Delete.


13. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the delete.


14. Right-click the Run Services folder and click Delete.

Note: This folder may not be present.

15. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the delete.


16. Close Registry Editor.


17. Reboot your computer.

Note: To undo this step, double-click the BACKUP file on the desktop. This replaces the items removed from the registry. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the replacement. You can delete the BACKUP icon from your desktop if you wish

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Last updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2001

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