Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe?

From	Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe?
Date	2015-08-31 13:23 +1200
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<310820151323061171%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink)
References	<ae6dne2tyNfgHn7InZ2dnUU7-QUAAAAA@earthlink.com>

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In article <ae6dne2tyNfgHn7InZ2dnUU7-QUAAAAA@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> Does Mac OS X come with a software, like Windows' msconfig.exe, to 
> manually disable and enable startup options like software to load? 

Please don't play with any of the hidden configuration files. You can
easily turn your computer into an expensive paper weight unless you
know EXACTLY what you're doing.

> Basically, I want to do clean boot ups and trying to figure out what is 
> causing the hang (probably a software conflict). I found my user 
> account's login items, but that removes and I have to remember what to 
> readd back manually. :(
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)

You can also turn on and off some of the startup apps and add-ons in
the System Preferences, but that doesn't necessarily show all the apps
/ add-ons. Removing and adding those is the usual way to find begin
finding a startup conflict.

There's Safe Boot (hold down the Shift key while booting), but that
only loads the actual Mac OS safe software needed to do further
troubleshooting. It does not load any other extra apps / add-ons.

You can create a new user account, which will only include the
"default" startup software ... but that default may include
non-standard stuff if it was installed for "all users" (when given the
option).

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Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-30 17:28 -0500
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-30 19:18 -0400
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? <henry@att.net> - 2015-08-30 17:13 -0700
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-31 01:12 +0000
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:53 -0500
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-31 09:27 -0400
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:41 -0500
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              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-09-01 21:40 -0700
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    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:54 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-31 18:27 +1200
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:42 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-30 23:31 -0700
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:46 -0500
          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-02 00:37 +0000
            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup option like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-06 14:10 -0500
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    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:59 -0500
      Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-31 09:29 -0400
        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:49 -0500
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            Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-09-04 18:22 -0700
              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-05 13:49 +1200
                Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-06 14:11 -0500
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        Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-08-31 13:10 -0400
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          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-31 17:02 -0400
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              Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-31 19:44 -0400
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          Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-02 18:28 +1200
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  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-31 13:23 +1200
  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-30 21:54 -0400
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  Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-31 08:14 +0000
    Re: Does Mac OS X have a disable startup opiton like Windows' msconfig.exe? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-01 16:53 -0500
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