Vista start programme

When you run across this problem, you can use another utility which has the block Startup programs capability— CCleaner has this, as does WinPatrol, and many others.. The first is msconfig, and the second is editing the Registry.

Start by opening the msconfig utility. Here you will see a list of the programs scheduled to start when Windows boots. Uncheck the checkbox next to the program you are having the troubles with. You will need to restart your system for the changes to take effect. The second method, editing the Registry, is for advanced users who are comfortable treading in such risky waters.

Comment by techpaul September 5, Reply. The disable button not being clickable has something to do with administrator permissions. You have to make an additional step for some programs. Once you accept the prompt you will be able to disable the grayed out programs. Comment by jgoto October 1, Reply. Comment by jacquetta February 11, Reply.

Comment by techpaul February 11, Reply. Ok does anyone know how to stop programs from starting up in only one profile. I want programs to startup with windows when i log into one porifle, but if I or soemone else logs into another profile those programs dont start up, and maybe some other ones do. Anytime i tell a prgram not to run, or change its classifcation again this effects all users.

What ever happened to indpependt profiles, what is the point of having different profiles if its all going to start up the same any ways??? Comment by jsobczak March 16, Reply. Access is enabled in Ultimate, and Business editions.

Comment by techpaul March 16, Reply. Comment by ellie May 2, Reply. As a General Rule , though, you want to be quite conservative with your trimming. Most programs are in the list for a reason, and should stay there.

Your security programs firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, etc. Comment by techpaul May 2, Reply. Comment by JoonBoi May 26, Reply. Comment by techpaul May 26, Reply. Doing this allowed me to remove the program from startup. Comment by Buddy August 18, Reply. Blog August 26, Reply. Comment by jlaw September 9, Reply. Usually my advice here on Vista machines is to simply add a graphics card, but if your machine is older, you may want to be more extensive— like upgrading to a dual core.

In Vista, this typically boils down to turning off the pretty Aero graphics effects, and turning off the Search Indexing service. Comment by techpaul September 9, Reply. They just installed Vista Business on my pc at work.

Is there some way I can turn it off and keep it from loading at Start Up? Comment by Mark November 11, Reply. Mark, There are three methods for modifying the search indexer, vista turn off search indexer, the fasted way is to simply disable the Windows Search service. Comment by techpaul November 11, Reply. Thanks for your tip about using Windows Defender to disable start up programs.

I was having an issue with disabling AIM from starting up. I also have an issue with OpenPandora, which puts the Pandora music player on your desktop without having to run it in your browser. Any suggestions?

Comment by Devyat January 15, Reply. Yes, I did have processes from all users showing. I did read your above reply to jsobczak, and of course I have tried googling it. Thanks anyway! One other option is to use a specific start up blocking utility like Startup Cop or the applet in Glary Utilities. Comment by segun February 6, Reply. For example, if your antivirus was, say, McAfee.. Comment by techpaul February 6, Reply. After using your instruction i discovered that apart from my laptop booting fast the downloads and the Internet is also alot faster.

Comment by segun February 10, Reply. Comment by techpaul February 10, Reply. I have 2 laptops. Both had MS Office trial versions on them. I bought Home and Student edition 3 pc licence recently and installed successfully on one. How can it happen? Comment by m. Try clicking those. Comment by techpaul April 21, Reply. Hello Tech Paul, I used to have my volume control launch and appear in the tray bottom right when I booted up. Comment by Kay Entwistle May 29, Reply. Comment by techpaul May 29, Reply.

Must shamelessly plug Ccleaner and Revo uninstaller here as they are both fantastic little programs and also free! Comment by revreese December 28, Reply. Comment by techpaul December 28, Reply. Comment by Anonymous August 10, Reply. Comment by techpaul August 10, Reply. Comment by Bob October 19, Reply. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions.

Too technical. Not enough information. The free version has tabs with the Quick Launch bar as well as the Startup list.

You can even quickly shut down or restart the computer using the keyboard, by using shortcut keys. Press the Windows key on the keyboard to open the menu and then press the key corresponding to the desired operation.

For example, press F3 to switch the user or F8 to shut down the computer. Power buttons are also available in the menu and you can easily access them with the mouse. All programs installed last week will be highlighted in a different color in the menu.

This will help you quickly find new documents or programs and since they will never change their positions, you will always know where you can find them the next time that you need them. Have you installed so many programs that they do not all fit on the screen?

The convenient scrolling feature is especially for you. Just move the mouse pointer over the panel and the program will start smoothly scrolling the list.

We developed this product so that a professional user can work without taking his or her hands away from the keyboard. Even a beginner will use the mouse less, thanks to having all the necessary commands at hand. Comfortable keyboard support Flash Demo. In the past, you had to press the arrow keys and other keys several times until you reached the item you needed. Now you can start any program with just a couple of keystrokes.

The program splits the list into sections. You select the necessary section with the first key for example, by pressing E and then select the item in the section by pressing one of the keys 1 to 9. Note that the positions of the programs do not change and thus you can memorize these key combinations and use them every day.

You no longer have to start your browser just to visit a search engine. It's so simple!