How can you control the start-up applications in Windows XP?

There are all sorts of processes slowing down my PC as I try to boot it up. I checked control panel and task manager (although not too thoroughly) to see if there were some program, wizard, or window to control these pesky applications. How can I stop certain programs from opening?How can you control the start-up applications in Windows XP?
Go to Start, click Run, type msconfig, press enter. you can disable programs that you don't want to run on startupHow can you control the start-up applications in Windows XP?
I partially agree with Evan's answer. Although, if there is a program running in the background and you don't want the program on your computer at all, you should just uninstall it. Go to the control panel and add/remove programs (programs and features in vista). Some programs that want to start up with windows simply put a shortcut or an executable in the startup folder in the start menu%26gt;programs. Deleting the exe/shortcut from the folder may produce the same result as msconfig. I an mentioning that because msconfig is a little more advanced that deleting shortcuts. Also, if you have a program that you want to run with startup and isn't you can make a shortcut in the startup folder. I hope this information helps.
You can run msconfig, but discovering which applications aren't really needed is trial-and-error. For starters, some applications such as Acrobat Reader, Quicktime, RealPlayer and other multi-media programs like to have ';quick-start'; programs running. Usually, they're not needed, but the best way of deactivating them is almost always from within their own user interfaces. They know exactly how to turn themselves off cleanly and safely. Turning them off with msconfig can cause strange problems.





Hewlett-Packard also likes to provide a ';Total Care Advisor'; or ';HP Center'; toolbar that's quite safe to deactivate.





In any case, here's how to get to msconfig:





1. Click on the Start-%26gt;Run menu item.


2. In the Run text box, type in msconfig, then press Enter.


3. In MsConfig, click the Startup tab.


4. Uncheck the checkboxes next to items you want to turn off. I usually find it safer to turn off items near the bottom of the list than at the top. Ones at the top tend to be necessary for obscure functions.


5. Click OK.


6. Accept the reboot option.





On the next reboot you'll get a message about your configuration having changed. In fact, if you just click OK, you'll get this message after every reboot, however, if you click the checkbox before clicking OK, the message won't come up again unless and until you make another msconfig change.





Hope that helps.
Startup entries are stored in registry to manually edit them





Goto %26gt; Run %26gt; type ';msconfig'; (with quotes) %26gt; startup (tab)





U can use 3rd party tool by which u can get detail of startup entries and easily disable them.





Startup Control Panel


http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml





Note: remember that don't remove any entries which u don't know bcoz it can mess with ur OS.
If you want the changes to apply to all profiles, you can either do it in each one, or do it once in safe mode. On startup, press F12 when the computer brand comes on screen. Then start in Safe Mode. Then follow all the steps that Evan said, only under the administrator profile.
Download Uniblue Power Suite, the Performance section includes a program that keeps programs from opening when Windows XP is starting up. You can find the software in isohunt.con as torrent. If you need help, email through this yahoo thing.
You may try Registry Easy .


It can optimize your PC start up.


easy to use.


http://www.keep-pc-clean.com/