Stop Msconfig's Nagging
I often tell readers to uncheck items in Msconfig to keep programs from loading automatically. But as Mario Cruz of Springville, Utah, points out, when Windows XP boots with unchecked items in Msconfig's Startup tab, a very wordy message box comes up, followed by Msconfig itself. If you'd rather not deal with this every time you boot, check Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts at the bottom of the dialog box before you click OK.
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