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To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (19380)	5/2/2001 11:05:04 AM
From: Alex Molnar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Patricia, You can uncheck those items in Startup (msconfig) or Start/Programs/Start Ups, your program icons will REMAIN in Start/Programs. As PW mentioned you could make a folder on your Desktop and put the most often used Prog Icons there and/or into the QuickLaunch Bar beside the Start button on the Taskbar. Hope this helps. Alex

To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (19380)	5/2/2001 1:01:43 PM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 110653

Un-checking a program in MSCONFIG will not remove its shortcut from StartUp. The MSCONFIG utility allows you to check and un-check programs that execute when Windows starts. The nice thing about MSCONFIG is that when you disable a program, that disabled program will still appear in the list, making it easy to change your mind. MSCONFIG alters the action of the shortcuts in Start/Programs/StartUp when Windows starts. It doesn't remove them, or change what they do if you execute them manually. Perhaps an example will help... On my system, I have a calendar program. It displays the current month. I have a shortcut in StartUp which executes this program so my calendar is available immediately. If I accidentally close my calendar, I don't need to re-boot my system so it starts again automatically, but simply click Start/Programs/StartUp/Calendar. I can execute the program from within the StartUp folder. If I change my mind and no longer wish my calendar available when I boot, I can move its icon to any location other than StartUp, Or I can un-check Calendar in MSCONFIG. Both options give the same results, and both are easy to do and undo. Cheers, PW.