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    Vista Warning Message

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cookout, Feb 4, 2007.

  1. cookout

    cookout Newbie

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    I went into msconfig to disable some programs from running at startup. Now every time I start Windows, I get a warning from the taskbar telling me that "Windows has disabled some startup programs" and that I can click the box to enable the programs. I know! I did that on purpose!

    But I can't figure out how to keep that message from popping up. It's not hurting anything necessarily, but it's mega-annoying. Anyone have any ideas?
    Thanks.
     
    cookout, Feb 4, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Back in the XP days, there was an area that you could tick a box on that message itself so it stops appearing. MS assumes that the msconfig file was inadvertently changed. I think its a safety feature for people who don't know what they are doing.
     
    Gautam, Feb 5, 2007
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  3. Bobmitch

    Bobmitch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Each time I saw that message, I did as the program asked and opened msconfig. In my case, I noticed some programs that I disabled awhile ago...but the check marks are still there. I uncheck and reboot. Message disappears. Not only your startup programs...but check for things you may have shut off in yoiur services. It seems to be a finder of mistakes. Took me a few times to figure it out

    Bob
     
    Bobmitch, Feb 5, 2007
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