Disabling the Startup Group in Windows
ID: Q81606
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
SUMMARY
To disable the Startup group when starting Microsoft Windows version 3.1,
do the following:
- Start Windows as usual. (At the MS-DOS command prompt, type WIN and
press the ENTER key.)
- Immediately after pressing ENTER, press and hold down the SHIFT key.
To start Windows 95 without processing the Startup folder, press and hold
down the SHIFT key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message. This
also prevents programs from being run by the "Load=" and the "Run=" lines
listed in the Win.ini file.
MORE INFORMATION
At Windows startup, Program Manager executes all programs that have an
icon in the Startup group. The programs are executed according to their
placement in the Startup group, with Windows applications taking precedence
over MS-DOS applications. Windows starts executing from the upper left and
goes across to the right and then down one line.
NOTE: The Startup group is independent of the LOAD= and RUN= lines in
the WIN.INI file.
You can also disable the Startup group by putting the line startup= in the [settings] section of your PROGMAN.INI
file. If you leave this entry blank (that is, you don't put anything on the
right side of the equals sign), there is no Startup group.
For more information on the application load order for programs in the
Startup group, refer to article Q91204 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
Additional query words:
tshoot 3.10 3.11 win31
Keywords : win31
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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