How can I delete the stuff that loads automatically each time I start my computer? MS Messenger in particular.

I have some programs that load at startup to the top.  There are a couple of them that I would like to delete.  In particular, I would like to get rid of MS Messenger that doesn't even exist anymore.  How do I know what charges at first upward and how to remove the things that I do not want to load.  Some are programs that I use, but I don't need to load every time I turn on my computer.

There is a tool that you can use to find out what is running at startup.

"This utility, which has a knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs configured to run at system startup or login and that the entries in the order Windows treatment."

Autoruns.

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Basic use of Autoruns.

http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=HhtSDsQYi28

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