The following Control Panel applets, folders, or registry locations specify the sequence in which drivers and programs will be loaded and executed on startup of Windows NT and logging by a user.
1. Services Applet in the Control Panel for all services with the automatic start attribute
2. C:\Winnt\Profiles\Username\Start Menu\Program\Startup folder.
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key in the Registry