How do I add a program to "startup menu" (MSCONFIG)?

Anonymous
2012-04-19T23:54:02+00:00

I went to "MSCONFIG" and a program that needs to be there to operate properly, is not there. I don't see a way to add a program.

I went to services.msc. And the program is listed as STARTED and under startup item, it says AUTOMATIC.

So how do I get it into "MSCONFIG" on the startup menu ??

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Anonymous
2014-03-19T18:40:06+00:00

go to C:/ the search start menu, then wait for a folder Icon to pop up, while waiting make and/or copy a shortcut of the program and then when you see the start menu folder open it then programs (a folder in it) then start-up, paste the short-cut

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-25T15:17:45+00:00

    There are various options within Norton to configure....

     

    I find the most effective one is 'Uninstall' <g>

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-25T15:04:08+00:00

    Since according to you Norton is scanning your system on reboot, then its correctly installed, and is loading on startup. As previously stated not all programs that auto start are listed in the startup folder, some are merely shown in the registry.

    Did you actually check the hidden icons taskbar option?

    There are various options within Norton to configure when it scans.

    If you believe Norton is not installed or running correctly, uninstall Norton, then use the tool on Norton site to completely remove.

    After the reboot, run Disk Cleanup, then reinstall Norton as per Norton instructions

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-25T11:44:04+00:00

    There is no StartUp Menu in Win7 There are third party utilites that show StartUps, where they can be deselected.

    msconfig, StartUp tab, can be used to disable a startup

    Why doesn't it allow for "adding" a program, like it did in Vista?

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-04-23T11:03:59+00:00

    There is no StartUp Menu in Win7 There are third party utilites that show StartUps, where they can be deselected.

    msconfig, StartUp tab, can be used to disable a startup

    There is a 'show hidden icons' indicator on your task bar which will contain some of the programs that are set to autorun on boot, I would suspect that it contains Norton.

    If Norton is scanning on boot up, that is a setting that you have configured within Norton, its not specific to Win.

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