msconfig

**PeteC** · 9th December 2003

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How do I post my run.txt

Edit > Select All > Copy and Paste it into your post.

gammaepsilon · 9th December 2003

“But all I ever wanted was a simple way to record the startup button files in msconfig”

StartupList will do that. OK, it outputs a little more than you wanted suchas Running Processes but it lists all the entries in msconfig.

“and to remove old entries that I do not wish to check (i.e., make active)”

To ‘remove’ entries then Copy the following lines

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run-]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\runservices-]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run-]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\runservices-]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run-]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\runservices-]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run-]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\runservices-]

into Notepad. You will have to tidy up the lines so that they are not wrapped. I've noticed on previewing this post that the first four lines may start as ‘[- H’ ie a space between ‘-’ and ‘H’. If this is so then remove the space. Most Forum output make a right dog's dinner printing registry keys

. Now Save the text as Remove.reg.

If you know double click on Remove.reg and allow it to be executed then most, if not all, of the unchecked items in msconfig will be removed.

The first four lines delete the relevant registry keys and their contents, the last four lines put the keys back without any contents.

There may still be some unchecked entries in msconfig relating to Disabled Startup Items. To remove them go to Start>Programs>Disabled Startup Items, right click on each entry and delete.

If you run msconfig now you should find a shorter list of only checked items.

Running StartupList again will give your new situation.

NB The run.txt you mentioned only lists entries in the Local Machine [aka All Users] run key ie the ‘checked’ version of the fifth key of Remove.reg above.

If you find the above a little daunting I'll knock out a file for you and give you an address to collect it. Just shout.

gammaepsilon · 9th December 2003

skleeger

BTW, before you create Remove.reg make sure there's an empty line at the end of the file otherwise Regedit will not read, and therefore execute, the last line. Rarely mentioned point and most of us learnt the hard way.

**Lonny Jones** · 9th December 2003

skleeger Hi (skleeger sent me a PM)
PeteC answerd that question,
Open the run txt
Edit > Select All > Copy and Paste it into your post.

But I wonder ,how big is big?
is that all you wanting to do is look at and print startups ?
Or also get advice on them ? if so there are better tools ,so answer first before copy pasteing run txt

also see this thread
MSconfig
Lonny

skleeger · 9th December 2003

Thanks all. I think I originally got tired of seeing the unused entries. When I was a pre-teen I wanted to build a crystal radio receiver. This evolved into a a workshop, lots of gear, amateur and commercial licenses, all sorts of Collins gear, an antenna farm, etc. Not having learned from that I guess I am now into pursuing the registry. Had win2k on my machine sometime back as dual, removed it as it offered too many features that I didn't need. Now of course, I need it for some adobe photoshop goodies, so after I clear up the registry/msconfig in win98se I will replace the OS with win2k (not winxp: my kids have it, can't see advantages for me (besides I have win2k) All this to install Photoshop Photo Album (won't run under win98). Verbose, but thanks for all the help.

**PeteC** · 9th December 2003

And should you wish, at some time in the future, to run Photoshop CS you will need W2k or XP anyway!