MSCONFIG Question

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  1. Maximus21

    Maximus21 Member

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    hey, im running windows xp sp3 and i went to trim the fat in my msconfig startup. I noticed this:

    Startup Item: ]
    Command: ]
    Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    What the Hell is This and Whats it For?
     
    Maximus21, Apr 9, 2012
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  2. Jeffrey_P

    Jeffrey_P Regular member

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    It took all but 10 seconds to Google this up.

    Jeebus...

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314866

    Jeff
     
    Jeffrey_P, Apr 9, 2012
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  3. Maximus21

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    Yes I thank you for this website which i also found a long time ago

    my question is what is the startup item and command for most have a value such as: startup item: avgtray.
    command: C:\program files\AVG............

    what is "]"? what is is running? should it or does it need to run?
     
    Maximus21, Apr 9, 2012
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    uncheck the box as i do that when i see that line but dosen't show what is running.
     
    ddp, Apr 9, 2012
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  5. Maximus21

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    okay, I did that. I just wanted to know if anyone knew what this was and what it was running.

    Thank You
     
    Maximus21, Apr 10, 2012
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    This is the best known registry key in the world. ;)
     
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