Removing unwanted start up programs

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Mike

I have uninstalled yahoo messanger from my computer. But,
whenever I log in or re-start the computer, the log in
box appears and the icon is in the notification box on
the task bar. How can I permantly remove this from
appearing on my start up?
 
Hi Mike,

You could:

1) open msconfig (Start>Run key in msconfig then click on OK or hit ENTER),
click on theStartup tab and disable yahoo messenger by unchecking the box
beside it, then clicking on Apply then OK.

2) delete the entry for yahoo messenger (I believe it's called ypager.exe)
in the registry. To open the registry editor, go to Start>Run and key in
regedit, then click on OK or hit ENTER. In the registry editor, navigate to
either
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Look in the right-hand pane for an entry that refers to yahoo messenger
and/or ypage, right-click on it, then select Delete. Confirm deletion, close
the registry editor, then restart your computer.


Regards,
 
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