glamart said:
When I disable programs in the MSCONFIG startup tab, I get a blocked
program popup every time that I start Windows. Is there any way to kill
this popup? XP just had a check box to kill it but can't find one in
Vista.
No need to turn off UAC. Click on that icon in the notification area, hold
the pointer over Run blocked programs. When the list of blocked programs
appears it should have System Configuration Utility on it. Click on that to
allow it to run. Then on the ensuing dialog box check the box to not have
it alert again. It won't appear until the next time you make a change with
msconfig and reboot.
This mechanism is in place to block any programs that run at startup that
ask for admin privileges. They are blocked until you give that permission.
If you turn off UAC, any piece of software including malware that wants to
run with admin privileges at startup that got on your system before you
restarted will run without you knowing it.