mr. ed
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Hello, friends. I'm running Windows XP, Service Pack 3 on my Toshiba laptop. Some time ago I was "experimenting" with changing MSCONFIG from Selective Startup to Normal mode when I caused the computer to hang up and a blue screen with some kind of warning to appear. I had to shut the computer off manually when this happened. I put MSCONFIG back to Selective Startup and all seems to be working normally, although I'll get a message that says, in effect, "MSCONFIG is not in Normal mode" when I restart the computer from a complete shut-down.
My question is: can I just leave MSCONFIG in the Selective Startup mode or is it advisable to use Normal startup? I've deselected several start-up items in the start menu and if I go back to Normal mode I believe all items are automatically checked. Hope I didn't make this question too complicated....Thanks. (I'll be online again Tue. to retrieve your answers and advice). Oh, BTW I've done Google searches on MSCONFIG and am still a little unclear.
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ralphnjoann
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You can leave it in Selective Start up if you don't want the items you turned off to load. When you reboot, check the box so you don't get the MSConfig message each time you boot up. MSConfig is overkill IMHO if all you want to do is enable/disable startup items. CCcleaner has a much easier interface in their "Tools" option.
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mr. ed
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Thanks for the quick reply. I was just about ready to shut down my computer when I received your message....
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4aSong
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ralphnjoann wrote:MSConfig is overkill IMHO if all you want to do is enable/disable startup items. ccleaner has a much easier interface in their "Tools" option.
Totally agree, ccleaner has a much easier interface.
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I have one called 'start up control panel' and there is another called 'start up cop'
very handy for disabling or enabling,
especially things that like to sit in the systems tray
Options, always have options, and the journey goes much smoother
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lwmuddy
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CCLEANER Ditto.
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mr. ed
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I've been using CCleaner for a number of years but never thought to use it in the way you folks mentioned....thanks.
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lynndiwagon
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Try "Advance System Care - Free". It's a great program and has a utility for managing startup.
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My computers are always in selective startup. Never bothered them at all. I don't even think about it. I want to keep those programs from running at startup. MSConfig is the easiest way to accomplish that.
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mr. ed
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faulkner1953 wrote:My computers are always in selective startup. Never bothered them at all. I don't even think about it. I want to keep those programs from running at startup. MSConfig is the easiest way to accomplish that.
This is the way I've been running mine until I started experimenting. I'm still a little confused, though. Isn't Normal Mode the correct way to run the computer if you're not troubleshooting? If not, why is it called "Normal Mode"? I'm happy to keep using Selective Mode but if there is some benefit in using Normal Mode I'd like to know about it.
Also, some of you folks have mentioned using CCleaner to remove start-up programs instead of MSCONFIG. Is that to say that I can disable the programs using CCleaner and then return MSCONFIG to Normal Mode? Will the programs disabled by CCleaner disappear from MSCONFIG?
The reason I ask beforehand is that I don't want to cause any serious problems (like failure to boot or the dreaded BSOD) from which I can't easily recover. Again, I thank all of you for your assistance. It's really appreciated...Ed
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