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Pterocarpous
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Nifty Little MSConfig Utility

  • HERE's a nifty little utility I just ran across. It's called "MSConfig Cleanup".
  • Until now, I've always used a VBS script to do what this little utility does.
  • This is much more user friendly, however, and I don't have to worry about whether scripts are blocked or not to run it.
  • I can refer my clients to it if I need them to remove a startup item from MSConfig.
  • The way it works is, you disable the startup item in MSConfig 1st. (remove its check mark)
  • Then run the "MSConfig Cleanup" utility.
  • The disabled startup item(s) will show up in a list.
  • The user then selects the item(s) s/he wants to permanently remove from MSConfig startup then follow the prompts to remove it.
  • This beats the hec out of trying to direct someone through the registry, etc. to find the source of the startup entry.
(You all can thank Kentigern for this. She referred me to a thread that had a link to this utility in it. Thanks again Kentigern! )
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That's something I will use. Thanks
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Just downloaded it. Thanks a bunch!
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That looks like a keeper. Periodically I would edit the dreck out in the registry, but this looks a lot simpler.

Thanks.
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That looks like a keeper. Periodically I would edit the dreck out in the registry, but this looks a lot simpler...Thanks.
It is because you don't have to search the HKCU & HKLM run entries, + startup processes + startup directories in the start menus. MSConfig gives it to you in one fell swoop and MSConfig Cleanup gives you a way to kill the startup items w/out any further poking around.

Definetly a keeper!
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Pt,
I removed mine the same way prof did.
This will make it much easier to keep it cleaned up.
Good find!
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Pterocarpous
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Pt,
I removed mine the same way prof did.
This will make it much easier to keep it cleaned up.
Good find!
You're welcome Hawk! Adding it to my pen drive right now....
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