Hello,

I am using XPSP2.

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?

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Thanks,
Bob

Renaming the suffix would probably be the best. Deleting it also works
but is a little more drastic. Without knowing more of your
requirements, we're limited in terms of quality recommendations.

Dennis

BBran wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using XPSP2.
>
> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?
>

I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password protected
and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running unless I
manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the extension or
delete the file.


"Dennis Dow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Renaming the suffix would probably be the best. Deleting it also works
> but is a little more drastic. Without knowing more of your
> requirements, we're limited in terms of quality recommendations.
>
> Dennis
>
> BBran wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using XPSP2.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?
>>

Just out of curiosity, who has the password?

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"BBran" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
>scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
>cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password
>protected and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running
>unless I manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the
>extension or delete the file.
>
>
> "Dennis Dow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Renaming the suffix would probably be the best. Deleting it also works
>> but is a little more drastic. Without knowing more of your
>> requirements, we're limited in terms of quality recommendations.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> BBran wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am using XPSP2.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?
>>>
>
>

BBran wrote:

> I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
> scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
> cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password protected
> and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running unless I
> manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the extension or
> delete the file.

So it really isn't your property and the real owner installed AV
software with a schedule that you don't happen to like on THEIR
computer. Ask your parents or your employer for the password to change
the schedule.

You could uninstall the AV software (and install your own) but then if
it is not your computer then you are probably not an admin-level user to
do uninstalls and installs.

You can use security policies to define software restrictions to prevent
a particular executable from running but then you would have to be an
admin-level user to define that policy, and if you were an admin-level
user then you could just uninstall the problematic software in the first
place.

There really is no need for discussion, just looking for a solution. Not
interested in an uninstall, I'll try the security policies.


"VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> BBran wrote:
>
>> I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
>> scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
>> cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password
>> protected
>> and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running unless I
>> manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the extension or
>> delete the file.
>
> So it really isn't your property and the real owner installed AV
> software with a schedule that you don't happen to like on THEIR
> computer. Ask your parents or your employer for the password to change
> the schedule.
>
> You could uninstall the AV software (and install your own) but then if
> it is not your computer then you are probably not an admin-level user to
> do uninstalls and installs.
>
> You can use security policies to define software restrictions to prevent
> a particular executable from running but then you would have to be an
> admin-level user to define that policy, and if you were an admin-level
> user then you could just uninstall the problematic software in the first
> place.

Immaterial.



"David B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just out of curiosity, who has the password?
>
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>
> "BBran" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
>>scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
>>cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password
>>protected and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running
>>unless I manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the
>>extension or delete the file.
>>
>>
>> "Dennis Dow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Renaming the suffix would probably be the best. Deleting it also works
>>> but is a little more drastic. Without knowing more of your
>>> requirements, we're limited in terms of quality recommendations.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> BBran wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am using XPSP2.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?
>>>>
>>
>>
>

BBran wrote:
> There really is no need for discussion, just looking for a
> solution. Not interested in an uninstall, I'll try the security
> policies.

Good luck with that.

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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> BBran wrote:
> > There really is no need for discussion, just looking for a
> > solution. Not interested in an uninstall, I'll try the security
> > policies.
>
> Good luck with that.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

If you know the name of the executable have you tried using MSCONFIG?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> BBran wrote:
> > There really is no need for discussion, just looking for a
> > solution. Not interested in an uninstall, I'll try the security
> > policies.
>
> Good luck with that.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>