How frustrating! I've used msconfig in an attempt to prevent some unnecessary programs from starting upon bootup by unchecking the programs under the Services and Startup tabs.
This puts the PC in Selective Startup Mode (as shown under msconfig's General tab). But this causes the following nag message to appear every time XP boots:
"You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows Starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows Starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility."
If I choose Normal Startup mode, the unchecked (unnecessary) programs are re-checked again. If I select the do not show this message again box on the nag message, it also re-checks the programs that I don't want to load upon bootup and puts the PC back into Normal Startup mode. So it appears that using msconfig to prevent these programs from loading is a futile process (unless you want to deal with the nag message every time XP boots).
Am I doing something wrong?? Is there a better way to prevent these programs from loading when XP boots? My problem is when all these programs load, XP bootup and shutdown times take forever. When it's in Selective Startup mode, bootup and shutdown times are very significantly reduced (but the annoying message appears every time I boot up).
:bigahh:
This puts the PC in Selective Startup Mode (as shown under msconfig's General tab). But this causes the following nag message to appear every time XP boots:
"You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows Starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows Starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility."
If I choose Normal Startup mode, the unchecked (unnecessary) programs are re-checked again. If I select the do not show this message again box on the nag message, it also re-checks the programs that I don't want to load upon bootup and puts the PC back into Normal Startup mode. So it appears that using msconfig to prevent these programs from loading is a futile process (unless you want to deal with the nag message every time XP boots).
Am I doing something wrong?? Is there a better way to prevent these programs from loading when XP boots? My problem is when all these programs load, XP bootup and shutdown times take forever. When it's in Selective Startup mode, bootup and shutdown times are very significantly reduced (but the annoying message appears every time I boot up).
:bigahh: