startup programs in windows xp...help!

Hey guys, I just have one question - how do I delete these programs (taht always come on during startup) from the "notification area" in the bottom right corner. How can I make it so they never show up again - I went to the taskbar/star menu options - and then "customize notifications" and it seems you can only "hide them" or something? however there is a "Past Items" category with notifications that used to show up, or do so not on a regular basis - for instance "there are unused shortcuts on your desktop" and such.

Basically, I just need to know how to make it so these notifications don't always show up.
Thanks

 

Do you mean you dont want anything to show in there? anyway take a look at this site http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283084
let me know if it helps .......

 

I'm just looking to remove 2 or 3 - one of them is quicktime - it always shows up.

 

msconfig

 

go to start/ run -type msconfig... in the startup tab, uncheck the quicktime reference, then Reboot... this is a 'selective' startup from now on, so at restart you'll see a notification type dialog box that you can check to not be notified of this startup mode at every login.

Also, open up quicktime, go to top toolbar... click Edit/Preferences/ then Quicktime preferences and uncheck system tray reference..... In fact your other Programs should have a similar edit option somewhere to remove their icons from the system tray.

[oh evil.... my 666th post here at techguy!!!!]

 

timely post etaf, i was just looking for good startup sorter tools for someone else here too

 

lol -----good one

 

hey thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate it, the msconfig rings a bell - I think I remmeber somethign like that in windows 98