1. Click Start ->Programs, then right click on Startup folder and choose Open.
2. On the Startup window, go to File menu and choose New ->Shortcut.
3. In the dialog box click the Browse button to specify the Task Manager program
4. After specifying the program path, click next and finish. Then you will see a new shortcut in the Startup folder.
5. At the next time you start your computer the program will run automatically and you will see it in the system tray.
Goto Windows defender and then goto software explorer. Make sure the drop down box at the top says "startup items." Here, you can prevent items from running on startup. Alternatively, goto start, then run, then type "msconfig", without the quotes. Then, goto the startup tab. Be careful not to stop any important startup items, though.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Program\Startup is the Windows XP startup folder for all users.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Program\Startup is the Windows XP startup folder for all users.
Software Explorer
Software Explorer
You can use Windows Defender to disable programs that run at startup, or using System Configuration.
msconfig
You can improve your booting time of windows xp just by using startup manager.
spyware
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Go to 'Start' - 'Control Panel' - 'Add/Remove Programs'.
C:\Documents and Settings\username\StartMenu\Programs\Startup
xp and vista have the same tool... start/run type in msconfig go to the startup tab and disable any startup program you want