Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.62, by Dr. Herong Yang
Startup Program Configuration - User Startup Folder
This section provides a tutorial example on how to find where startup programs are defined in startup folders of login user profiles.
As we can see from the previous section, the second place where startup programs are defined is in startup folders in user profiles.
For example, the following O4 line represents a startup program configuration in the startup folder of the profile of ""All Users":
O4 - Global Startup: Google Updater.lnk = C:\Program Files\Google \Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe
On my Windows system, I checked startup folders of 2 user profiles:
1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Items (links) defined in this folder will be used as startup programs for all login users. Currently, my system has the following:
Google Updater.lnk - Linked to GoogleUpdater.exe
Microsoft Office.lnk - Linked to Office\OSA9.EXE
Monitor Apache Servers.lnk - Linked to ApacheMonitor.exe
百度下吧.lnk - Linked to BaiduX.exe
2. C:\Documents and Settings\herong\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Items (links) defined in this folder will be used as startup programs for "herong" only. Currently, my system has the following:
OpenOffice.org 2.2.lnk - Linked to OpenOffice.org\...\quickstart.exe
Table of Contents
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Windows Explorer
Introduction to Internet Explorer
"Paint" Program and Computer Graphics
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size
GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background
"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool
"WinRAR" - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool
FTP Server, Client and Commands
"FileZilla" - Free FTP Client and Server
Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - "Analog"
Spyware Adware Detection and Removal
IE Addon Program Listing and Removal
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network
Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router
Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool
"tasklist" Command Line Tool to List Process Information
"msconfig" - System Configuration Tool
Configuring and Managing System Services
Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools
►Startup Programs Removal for Better System Performance
System Extremely Slow - Bad Startup Programs
Getting a List of Startup Programs Using HijackThis
Startup Program Configuration - System Registry
►Startup Program Configuration - User Startup Folder
Removing ApacheMonitor.exe as a Startup Program
Removing BaiduX.exe as a Startup Program
Removing OpenOffice quickstart.exe as a Startup Program
Removing Microsoft Office OSA9.exe as a Startup Program
Removing GoogleUpdater.exe as a Startup Program
Removing NetZero exec.exe as a Startup Program
Removing YahooMessenger.exe as a Startup Program
Removing GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe as a Startup Program