A program starts together with Windows, but is not in StartUp

[galkas]

Hello
I installed on my brand new Windows Vista PC an unnecessary program (D-
Link Monitor, but it is not important). The program is not needed and
also it didn't install properly. Now when I start my PC, the program
starts up displaying several messages to inform me that it cannot
work.

I had a look in StartUp - it is not there. I tried to uninstall it to
no avail.

How/where else can start of this program be triggered? And how to make
it not to start?

Thank you.
galkas

 

[Tyro]

Download sysinternals from MS. Run a program in sysinternals called
autoruns. It will show you how everything starts in your system. Programs
can be started from registry entries, not just from the startup folders.

Tyro

 

[CBoom]

Hello!
download autoruns
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

and then go to the LOGON tab and see if you see something there for the
program you say

and uncheck the box, and restart to see if it worked

 

[Malke]

Hello
I installed on my brand new Windows Vista PC an unnecessary program (D-
Link Monitor, but it is not important). The program is not needed and
also it didn't install properly. Now when I start my PC, the program
starts up displaying several messages to inform me that it cannot
work.

I had a look in StartUp - it is not there. I tried to uninstall it to
no avail.

How/where else can start of this program be triggered? And how to make
it not to start?

It's probably a service. You can look for it in Services and/or use the free
Autoruns program to manage your Startup.

To run Services, Start Orb>Search box>type: services
When Services appears in Results above, right-click it and choose "Run as
administrator"

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns

Malke

 

[Lu Powell]

I downloaded and ran it. The help file that came with the application is in
..CHM format and won't open in my Vista 64 Home Premium bit machine. Any
suggestions?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Use the System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG.EXE) and look at the Startup
tab to see what it knows about your unwanted startup programs. Many can be
disabled from this location also.

 

[CBoom]

autoruns is an exe file,

the chm is its help file. ignore the help file and run autoruns.exe

 

[Lu Powell]

Thanks, but I didn't make myself clear. I know the difference between the
app and the help file; in fact IO have run the app. I want to view the help
file.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Somewhere on Microsoft's site is a help-file reader to replace the one that
*isn't* in Vista. I forget where, but it should be searchable.

 

[Tyro]

..chm are compiled HTML help files. I have over 500 on my machine. Running 64
bit Vista Ultimate. I can view them fine. As far as I know, .chm is the
standard format for Microsoft help files since they changed from .hlp
format.

Tyro

 

[Tyro]

I believe that is Winhlp32.exe But that file is used to read the old style
..hlp files. Ability to read .chm files is built into XP and Vista, as far
as I know.

Tyro

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Thanks for the correction. I hope the OP read it

 

[Lu Powell]

Belay all that. After restart, I can read the files. Thanks to all for your
inputs.