Custom User Profile - selective startup ?

Ramesh, Although factual, your answer 'seems' a little short of what
kryten was after which was: "How can I create different startup
environments for
different user profiles?"

I'd like to see an answer to that as well as I'm interested in being able to
boot to a profile that would not include the programs for LAN work such as
the Zonealarm or a antivirus as my need would be local using a gps and all
the ram in requires. Dumping programs each time you start the machine
wastes a lot of time.

Not trying to dump on you, just obtain something more in this process.
jim-g

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"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh RemoveThis @nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
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Antivirus, Firewalls load as service (and an UI also). For the startup
applications, anything you place in HKEY_CURRENT_USER RUN keys applies only
to the current user. Modifying the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE applies to all the
users.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

The response was not a little short, Jim. Configuring the applications per-user is much easier (Just placing the HKLM RUN entries to the HKCU area and vice-versa). Though this can be done manually (by exporting and modifying the REG files), there is an utility written by Spencer, of www.experts-exchange.com (whom I know and trust)

Flip Startup Items Version 1.1.0.1
http://www.geocities.com/eecrazyone/crazyone.html

Spencer (aka, CrazyOne) is not keeping well now:
http://www13.brinkster.com/ranjeetrain/how2help.htm

For Services, I've not practically done it myself. This topic was previously discussed and see if these sources helps you!

From: http://tinyurl.com/2b3m9

<quote> from Rick Rogers, MVP
Some few services can be run per user, start/run services.msc, double-click
the service in question, go to the logon tab. I do not recommend that you
change the defaults without knowning exactly what you are doing. There are
many service interdependencies, and disabling a service can cause issues for
other services that rely on it. Disabling some services can render a system
unbootable.
</quote>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.as...rl=/win

David Candy also suggested creating hardware profiles.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

"Jim-G" <jim_g_35.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23Icdk73XEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Ramesh, Although factual, your answer 'seems' a little short of what
kryten was after which was: "How can I create different startup
environments for
different user profiles?"

I'd like to see an answer to that as well as I'm interested in being able to
boot to a profile that would not include the programs for LAN work such as
the Zonealarm or a antivirus as my need would be local using a gps and all
the ram in requires. Dumping programs each time you start the machine
wastes a lot of time.

Not trying to dump on you, just obtain something more in this process.
jim-g

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"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh.RemoveThis@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:em$tDqxXEHA.1144@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Antivirus, Firewalls load as service (and an UI also). For the startup
applications, anything you place in HKEY_CURRENT_USER RUN keys applies only
to the current user. Modifying the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE applies to all the
users.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the info and links Ramesh. I'll do some looking around and
return for further advice should it be required.
Jim-G