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Start Up Help please

When my computer starts up, lots of programs also start. programs such as

Skype
Quicktime
Logitech Quickcam
HP Digital Imaging Monitor
Microsoft Office Upload Centre

These programs I assume are running in the background and show on my taskbar

How do i retain them on my PC, but do not start up in the taskbar when starting my computer

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  • Barneysmom
    Barneysmom Posts: 10,155 Ambassador
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    You just need to remove them from your start up menu.
    Have a look at this, saves me typing it all out......:)

    http://www.ehow.com/how_8220_remove-items-start.html
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  • Clicked Start......all ok

    Where the hell is "settings"

    I am running XP
  • Barneysmom
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    click 'start' and scroll up till you see it, mine's 6th from the bottom.
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  • NOPE....not got it as an aoption ANYWHERE
  • Barneysmom
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    What have you got when you click 'start' and the box opens?
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  • dogmaryxx
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    Start/Run/ Type in msconfig and press ok.

    Select Start up tab and untick programs not required at start up.

    Click Apply/ok
  • Try using msconfig and you untick safely entries from there.
    Leanne Loves :A

    What's up Doc?:p
  • ROY47
    ROY47 Posts: 586 Forumite
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    Msconfig Microsoft

    Click Start->Run.

    Type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks) and press Enter.

    Click the Startup tab and click to take the tick out of each one you don't want to start ( I do it one by one rather than all at the same time )

    Click OK to restart the computer.

    Check "don't show this message or launch the system configuration utility when windows starts".

    If everything starts OK, then you can do the next item and restart again

    takes time but I prefer doing one by one
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