System Configuration Utility Choices

A couple of weeks ago, to troubleshoot a problem I was having in Outlook,
someone on the Outlook forum told me to uncheck everything on the startup
tab under msconfig that was checked. Unfortunately, now that I'm ready (I
think) to set it back, I forgot what was checked, although I think all boxes
were checked. The computer seems none the worse for wear with only the one
box 'ctfmon' checked (it seemed to recheck itself), but I am getting sick of
the system config utility pop up each time I reboot! So, I'd like to set
this back to a desired state

Is it OK to leave everything (except Ctfmon) unchecked, since all seems well
as is? Or should I just recheck all the boxes there? Or should/can I use
system restore to get back to exactly where it was? It seems that Outlook
is better now, though I am not sure of that.

Kindly advise.

Thanks!
Dean

See below.

"Dean" <whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>A couple of weeks ago, to troubleshoot a problem I was having in Outlook,
>someone on the Outlook forum told me to uncheck everything on the startup
>tab under msconfig that was checked. Unfortunately, now that I'm ready (I
>think) to set it back, I forgot what was checked, although I think all
>boxes were checked. The computer seems none the worse for wear with only
>the one box 'ctfmon' checked (it seemed to recheck itself), but I am
>getting sick of the system config utility pop up each time I reboot!

If you don't like this pop-up panel then I recommend that you
read its text. It explains what to do to prevent further pop-ups!

> So, I'd like to set this back to a desired state
>
> Is it OK to leave everything (except Ctfmon) unchecked, since all seems
> well as is? Or should I just recheck all the boxes there? Or should/can
> I use system restore to get back to exactly where it was? It seems that
> Outlook is better now, though I am not sure of that.
>
> Kindly advise.
>
> Thanks!
> Dean

If things work well then you can leave the boxes unticked, provided
that your virus scanner and perhaps your firewall is still ticked.
Alternatively you can use System Restore to return Windows to
its previous state. An yes, it's a good idea to keep a record of the
things you change.

I used system restore. Thanks!

"Pegasus" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> See below.
>
> "Dean" <whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:nL2dnaXih5cKBefbnZ2dnUVZ_tCtnZ2d@adelphia.com ...
>>A couple of weeks ago, to troubleshoot a problem I was having in Outlook,
>>someone on the Outlook forum told me to uncheck everything on the startup
>>tab under msconfig that was checked. Unfortunately, now that I'm ready (I
>>think) to set it back, I forgot what was checked, although I think all
>>boxes were checked. The computer seems none the worse for wear with only
>>the one box 'ctfmon' checked (it seemed to recheck itself), but I am
>>getting sick of the system config utility pop up each time I reboot!
>
> If you don't like this pop-up panel then I recommend that you
> read its text. It explains what to do to prevent further pop-ups!
>
>> So, I'd like to set this back to a desired state
>>
>> Is it OK to leave everything (except Ctfmon) unchecked, since all seems
>> well as is? Or should I just recheck all the boxes there? Or should/can
>> I use system restore to get back to exactly where it was? It seems that
>> Outlook is better now, though I am not sure of that.
>>
>> Kindly advise.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dean
>
> If things work well then you can leave the boxes unticked, provided
> that your virus scanner and perhaps your firewall is still ticked.
> Alternatively you can use System Restore to return Windows to
> its previous state. An yes, it's a good idea to keep a record of the
> things you change.
>