Edit Msconfig Startup List

[NITESHIN]

I am running Windows Vista on my computer. I just wanted to know about deleting the entries of disabled programs from the msconfig startup items in this operating system. Can anyone please help me out on how do I peform the same task on my machine. Thank you for any kind of information in advance.

[CHRITOPHER]

Well, its simple, follow the below steps to accomplish your mission:

1. First of all click on Start and then in the Search Box you have to type regedit.
2. After when the regedit appears in the box, right click on it and then choose to run it in admin mode.
3. After when it opens up, go to the below location:
4. HKLM>Software>Microsoft>Shared Tools>Msconfig
5. Here, you have to search for the startupfolder and startupreg for the unwanted entries and then have to delete the same.

[Reegan]

I wonder why do you want to remove the disabled programs from the startup items? The reason why i ask before they do not slow down your computer and neither do they damage any of your system files or such. In any case you can download the vbs script to delete the StartUp Items from the MSconfig menu from here. Below is the code of this same file:

'Removes Unchecked StartUp Items from StartUp Msconfig

On Error Resume Next
Message = "This script will remove unchecked items from the MSConfig menu." & vbCr &vbCr
Message = Message & "Continue?"

X = MsgBox(Message, vbYesNo + vbQuestion, "Paul's XP and Vista Tweaks")
If X = 6 Then

Set sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set pm = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set pReg = GetObject("winmgmts:!root/default:StdRegProv")
Const HKLM = &H80000002
RegKeyPHM = "Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder"
RegKeyJAM = "Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg"

ResultsPHM = EnumKey(HKLM, RegKeyPHM, False)
If ResultsPHM = "" Then
ResultsPHM = space(5) & "(NONE)"
pBtns = 0

Else

pBtns = 4
pDelPrompt = "Would you like to DELETE any of these items?"

End If

pResults = "Disabled items in Your Startup Folder:" & vbcrlf & _
ResultsPHM & vbcrlf & vbcrlf

ResultsJAM = EnumKey(HKLM, RegKeyJAM, False)
If ResultsJAM = "" Then
ResultsJAM = space(5) & "(NONE)"
If pBtns <> 4 Then pBtns = 0

Else

pBtns = 4
pDelPrompt = "Would you like to DELETE any of these items?"

End If

pResults = pResults & "Disabled items in Startup Reg Keys:" & vbcrlf & _
ResultsJAM & vbcrlf & vbcrlf
If MsgBox(pResults & pDelPrompt, pBtns + 256, "Don't forget to uncheck your StartUp items in Msconfig. ") <> 6 Then WScript.quit

EnumKey HKLM, RegKeyJAM, True
EnumKey HKLM, RegKeyPHM, True

Function EnumKey(Key, SubKey, pDelete)
Dim Ret()
pReg.EnumKey Key, SubKey, pKeys

On Error Resume Next

ReDim Ret(UBound(pKeys))
If Err = 13 Then Exit Function

On Error GoTo 0

For Count = 0 to UBound(pKeys)
If Not pDelete Then

Ret(Count) = space(5) & pKeys(Count)

Else

If MsgBox("Would You Like to DELETE this Item? "& vbcrlf & _
pKeys(Count) & "?" & vbcrlf, 4 + 256 , "This Item Can Be Deleted") = 6 Then
DeleteKey HKLM, SubKey & "\" & pKeys(Count)

End If

End If

Next

EnumKey = Join(Ret, vbcrlf)

End Function

Function DeleteKey(Key, SubKey)
DeleteKey = pReg.DeleteKey(Key, SubKey)

End Function
End If