with 98' i remember how to chose which programs start up during bootup...but with xp i forgot.

anyone remember how to do choose which prgrams start up automatically and put icons into the taskbar?

i want to delete a few so it starts up faster and so th cpu isnt wasting unecceasry resources.

thanx

Click on 'Run' and type in msconfig.

ahhhh, most cool.....thanx!

btw how would you get to it manually?

Programs to assist include XpSysPad and Startup Manager {Where's James Software}

Regards

ahhhh, most cool.....thanx!

btw how would you get to it manually?

It's located here > C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe

so you can put a shortcut on your desktop if you wish.

The help for it is here > C:\WINDOWS\Help\msconfig.chm

thanx again ...