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| Thread ID: 100183 | 2009-05-29 04:15:00 | Unwanted programs at start up | John Robb (825) | Press F1 |
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| 777835 | 2009-05-29 04:15:00 | When I start my computer it loads several programs into memory that I don't use. Their icons are in the task bar and I would like to stop them loading at start up. They are not in the start subdir so I assume they are in the regisrty file somewhere. Is there a simple way to stop them loading?? Thanks |
John Robb (825) | ||
| 777836 | 2009-05-29 04:21:00 | Hi there and welcome to PressF1. There's a few ways, easiest and most effective is by using HijackThis (www.trendsecure.com). (Direct link) Download that, run it, save a log and post the contents of the log back here, along with the names of the programs you want disabled from running on startup and we'll let you know what to do. :thumbs: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 777837 | 2009-05-29 04:21:00 | or just use msconfig from the run command | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 777838 | 2009-05-29 04:22:00 | ccleaner does the job well | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 777839 | 2009-05-29 04:30:00 | as SolMiester said type in msconfig in the run dialong box (press the windows button + R). click on the startup tab and check/uncheck the tickboxes for the programs you dont want starting up | lolgasmhard (14947) | ||
| 777840 | 2009-05-29 04:30:00 | You might want to check this start up directory site (www.sysinfo.org) to get an idea of what's starting up, and get a general overview... | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 777841 | 2009-05-29 04:32:00 | Often the programs have their own options to turn the tray icons off. You should try that first Otherwise, if you can't disable them that way you could try the startup tool in CCleaner, Though it doesn't list everything. I personally use Autoruns by Sysinternals. It lists EVERYTHING. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 777842 | 2009-05-29 07:13:00 | If you don't use the programs...uninstall them!:p If you just need to remove them from the startup, go run>msconfig>startup tab From there untick the apps you don't need to run on startup. If you are unsure of what to remove and what to keep google the executable name. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 777843 | 2009-05-29 10:24:00 | msconfig is OK but has anyone else actually tried Autoruns? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 777844 | 2009-05-29 10:35:00 | No just use ccleaner and delete the entry. Then it wont run on startup | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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