totse.com | Stop explorer from starting on login

MR FLIBBLE · #1 2008-09-07, 20:11

i would like to stop explorer.exe from starting on login and make Task Manager or command prompt start in its stead. How would i go about doingthis?

I tried disabling explorer in autoruns, and couldn't find it in msconfig.

and i don't know where to start for forcing other files to run on login

Much thanks,
--Flibble

(Using Windows XP Pro Lite)

SWATFAG · #2 2008-09-08, 04:57

I think that is not possible, since command prompt and Task Manager are part of Windows and explorer.exe needs to be allowed to run as part of the windows OS..............

So yea. That is not really possible to do.

MR FLIBBLE · #3 2008-09-08, 08:58

but you can end the explorer process, so why would it be required?

KING G · #4 2008-09-08, 20:28

Run 'regedit' from commandline (or the Start -> Run box) and find explorer.exe then disable it from autostart.

Trueborn Vorpal · #5 2008-09-09, 21:24

Here's what to do:

Windows key + R, regedit, Enter
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon
Edit the Shell string to cmd.exe or taskmgr.exe
Close regedit.
Log out.
Log back in.
Different shell.

If you want to change it for JUST yourself and not every other user, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER (instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) and add the Shell string manually in the same path.

MR FLIBBLE · #6 2008-09-14, 23:59

thankyou for your help, i ran into a snagg w/ using my computer w/out explorer. I do enjoy running w/ only steam and powershell, but i cannot mount images for games, without controll for daemon tools.

so until i find a few nocd cracks of the rightversion, i am bound to explorer savery

thank you for your help!!

Trueborn Vorpal · #7 2008-09-15, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR FLIBBLE View Post

thankyou for your help, i ran into a snagg w/ using my computer w/out explorer. I do enjoy running w/ only steam and powershell, but i cannot mount images for games, without controll for daemon tools.

so until i find a few nocd cracks of the rightversion, i am bound to explorer savery

thank you for your help!!

You want TrayModule then. Make your startup shell a batch file that first runs TrayModule followed by PowerShell and Steam or whatever else you want.

Code:

@echo off
start /b "" "c:\program files\traymodule.exe"
start /b "" "c:\windows\powershell\powershell.exe"
start /b "" "c:\program files\valve\steam\steam.exe"

Just adjust the above paths to whatever the correct location is.

cronic5 · #8 2008-09-21, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR FLIBBLE View Post

thankyou for your help, i ran into a snagg w/ using my computer w/out explorer. I do enjoy running w/ only steam and powershell, but i cannot mount images for games, without controll for daemon tools.

so until i find a few nocd cracks of the rightversion, i am bound to explorer savery

thank you for your help!!

Replace the shell with a less shitty one? I know that with bb4win, you can replace the shell and still not have any taskbars visible so it'd still give you a perfectly "clean" desktop, but still able to access things with just a right click of your mouse on the desktop.

MR FLIBBLE · #9 2008-09-29, 22:24

I decided to switch to Alcohol 52% from Daemon Tools lite, and all works now. I am not using a task bar at all, I am running all my boot programs with a bat file. Thanks Vorpal for the idea.

ruggishbone · #10 2008-11-27, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWATFAG View Post

I think that is not possible, since command prompt and Task Manager are part of Windows and explorer.exe needs to be allowed to run as part of the windows OS..............

So yea. That is not really possible to do.

Incorrect. Your assumptions are not true.

Simply create a batch file coded to end explorer.exe on boot