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Thread ID: 69357 2006-05-30 02:57:00 How do I remove duplicated items from start -up in msconfig PeterA (8057) Press F1
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458989 2006-05-30 02:57:00 In the dim past someone asked the above question and it was answered in the magazine. It involved a registry operation that involved the removal from a couple of folders. There are two folders, one called run and run-, the others were services and services-. My question is which to remeove them from, the minus folder or the non minus folder.

Peter A
PeterA (8057)
458990 2006-05-30 03:07:00 Not too sure if its a good idea to delete any of these entries in the registry.

Altho some trojans / worms etc, put commands under these entries in the registry, so they can run. (under runservices).

And some commands / links to programs run from the run entry.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
458991 2006-05-30 04:23:00 If you un-ticked one,wouldn't that un-duplicate it? Cicero (40)
458992 2006-05-30 05:26:00 Msconfig Cleanup is a handy free tool:

www.get-in-control.com

It will remove unticked/unused entries from the startup list in msconfig
Terry Porritt (14)
458993 2006-05-30 05:31:00 Thanks Terry, appreciate your help.

Regards
Peter A
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