bubblez Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Where do I pick what programs start when windows starts down on the task bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Adding an item to the Taskbar?Click on the Start Menu to open itClick on "Programs" and find the program for which you want to create an iconMove your mouse pointer to the program you want to useDepress and hold down the right mouse button while you drag the icon to the Quick Launch toolbar section of the Task BarWhen you release the right mouse button, a short menu will appearChoose "Create Shortcut(s) Here." An icon will be created in the Quick Launch toolbar on the Taskbar.Is that what you wanted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfactor Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Method 1:Go to Start > Run > msconfigA window will appear, click the Startup tab and select what you wantMethod 2:Go to Start > Find your "Startup" folderPlace the shortcuts to any applications that you want to run in there.I will go ahead and advise you have the minimal amount of things going at startup. For one, you will find that you do not use alot of it, and simply placing them in the Quick Launch toolbar is much easier. Memory management is a major concern for me so that is why I say this.To use the Quick Launch, right click any blank space on the start bar, and go to Toolbars > Quick Launch Click it so that it is checked. Now you can put any shortcuts to apps you want and they will remain on the start bar for you to have easy access to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 I have looked at the items starting in msconfig, and most of them could be in Chinese as far as I'm concerned. I wouldn't have a clue what to leave and what to stop. When I did try stopping a couple of items, I got all sorts of warnings about the computer possibly blowing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 LOL - not quite - if you run WinXP you should be able to safely uncheck everything in there without too many adverse effects. My reccomendation though:uncheck one thing - rebootno errors? great, continue with the next uncheckrebootuncheckrebootContinue as neccessaryif you do get errors on startup because of something you unchecked, boot into safe mode, and replace the checkmark on that specific item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Think I'll leave well alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 If I may add something to scuzzman's post, above.Before doing anything like this, at the least create a Restore point or, better, make a full backup.Just in case :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 If I may add something to scuzzman's post, above.Before doing anything like this, at the least create a Restore point or, better, make a full backup.Just in case :)This is very true - although, I despise the use of system restore, so I'd go for full backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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