Using StartUp Manager ( Works great with Win98, see below. ) The Tabs StartUp
Manager contains 9 tabs. Six of these tabs are used for
the Registry settings.The first four tabs are used for:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE Color coded indicators. There
are two color indicators to help you quickly recognize
which tabs contain settings. Red - indicator before the
tab name, means that this tab contains one or more
enabled items. Dark gray - indicator before the tab name,
means that this tab contains one or more disabled items.
No indicators, means that there are no items in that tab.
Saving changes to settings. Changes to contents of tabs
are saved automatically by pressing "OK"
button, closing the program window or switching to
another tab. Running Programs at Start-Up To launch an application automatically at start-up under Windows 3.0, you had to insert a Run or Load command into WIN.INI. Windows 3.1 simplified this process with a Program Manager group called StartUp. Windows 95 contains a similar Startup folder that houses shortcuts (C:\Windows\Start Menu\ Programs\Startup) and is also backward-compatible with .INI files. In addition to these two methods, the Registry contains at least six additional keys that can load programs at start-up. The system automatically runs them at start-up. Four of these (Run, RunOnce, RunServices, and RunServicesOnce) reside in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, and two (Run and RunOnce) are under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. As their names suggest, both RunOnce keys and the RunServicesOnce key are run only one time; they are run the next time Windows reboots, and then the system removes their contents from the Registry. The other keys are run each time you start up. The Run and RunOnce keys in HKLM contain applications that must be loaded and exited before any other programs are run. Such applications include install programs that reboot the machine and finish a setup before your normal collection of programs is launched. When a program is launched from the Run or RunOnce keys in HKCU, it is restored to the state it held before the last shutdown. When such a program is notified of a shutdown, it stores its loaded files and other present parameters in these two keys. The RunServices and RunServicesOnce keys load programs before the login prompt appears. Keys under HKLM run for all users on a given machine, while keys under HKCU are user-specific. Requirements Microsoft Windows 95. ( I use Startup Manager in Win98 with no problems. Startup Manager enables one to delete Registry keys that MSconfig in Win98 will not allow you to do. R. C. W.) Some knowledge of the Windows 95 Registry would be helpful. Uninstall This program can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. Note: Before you proceed with uninstallation, enable any disabled settings that you would like to keep or they will be lost with StartUp Manager. This
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