Locations for startup...

[Nove]

Can someone please give me a list of all the possible ways a program can get itself to start with windows? I'd like to go through and do a little amateur clean-up. Thanks.

[NoteMe]

The most used are:

registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER->SOFTWARE->MICROSOFT->WINDOWS->CURRENTVERSION->RUN->RUNONCE


and under startup in the:
Start->Programs->StartUp


But the easiest way is just to download SpyBot Search and destroy. And go into advanced mode, and tools. Then you can see ALL the processes that starts when your machine starts. And for most of them, it can even tell you what the process do, and if you need it or not.


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[Nove]

yeah, i've cleared out the two you mentioned, is spybot free? If it is, what's the download size?

[NoteMe]

Yes it is free. Just make sure that you choose advanced mode when you have started it up:


http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

[<ABX]

The program can register as a service .... and bet started by the os
Add a shortcut to Documents and Settings\XXX USER\Programs\Start Up

also under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE of

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

Applications can also be started as Explorer and IE plugins

[NoteMe]

Since I am about to go to bed now. Just a last helping point.














Hope you found my posts here and about the book usefull.



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[Nove]

oh, I should also mention this is on a windows 98, as I'm pretty sure alot of the locations and such changed with XP...

[CyberSurfer]

Get this:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml

It should do what you need

[Nove]

Ok, thanks for the links guys, but I'm really more interested in educating myself as to where programs can attach themself, rather than just a quick fix.