Removing Startup Items through MSCONFIG?

[Phinny]

Is there a way to simply remove items, or at least stop them from starting on boot, through the MSCONFIG utility? I tried to uncheck each of the items that I did not want to startup, but then it puts the computer into some diagnostic startup profile. If I turn off the diagnostic, and ask the computer to boot up normally, it re-checks all of the items in the list. I realize that I could use the add/remove programs utility, but I do not necessarily want to remove this software, I just do not want it to start up automatically.

Thanks for any advice, Phinny the Gnome~

[Miz]

The "diagnostic mode" message is telling you the computer is using "selective startup." That's the term Windows uses when you go to msconfig's startup list and select some things not to start up.

Since that's apparently what you want, uncheck those items again in msconfig's startup list. Then when you reboot and get the selective startup message, click the box for "Do not show me this message again (lower left corner of the message window, I believe) and click OK.

[gooncall]

goto:run
write: regedit
goto: HKLocal_Macine/software/microsoft/windows/CurrentOption/run
delete the unwanted file
the same way at
HKCurret_User/software/microsoft/windows/CurreentOption/Run