Programs Automatically Start When User Logs on to Windows

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Another way you can run or load programs at Windows 3.x startup is to add the file name of the program to the load= or run= line in the Win.ini file. In Windows NT and later, you can also use this method; however, you must add the file name of the program in the registry. To verify the load and run lines in the registry:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and locate the following Registry subkey in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree:

   \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

2. Look at the entries load and run.
3. If the program path and file name is assigned to load or run, select load or run.
4. From the Edit menu, select String and remove the path and file name.
5. Choose OK and quit the Registry Editor.
6. Log off and log back on.