start up blocked programs

[Walter Goldschmidt]

My Vista computer blocks one of my programs at start up. How do I go about
unblocking this program?
Walt

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Open Windows Defender to the Software Explorer, and make the setting there.
Software Explorer Windows Defender :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/support/howto/softwareexplorer.mspx
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Fix for Windows has blocked some startup programs error in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-windows-has-blocked-some-startup-programs-error/

 

[Not Me]

My Vista computer blocks one of my programs at start up. How do I go about
unblocking this program?
Walt

That is a defect in Vista.
Increased security they say...but in my opinion, any program that is set to
run at startup, with elevated admin rights, should run without
Vista/UAC/Defender over-riding my decision.
The easiest way around this obvious bug in 'Vista BetaSP1 RTM' it is to run
the program as a scheduled task.

I wish MS hadn't hired so many of those laid off AOL programmers, they
screwed the entire OS up.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I hear you. But consider the case if Vista automatically allows programs to
run elevated at startup. A malware (even if running in non-elevated state)
places a rogue program with the requireAdministrator flag set it the
manifest, in the per-user startup group. The rogue program will then run
with elevated privileges during startup. This is very dangerous.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I hear you. But consider the case if Vista automatically allows programs to
run elevated at startup. A malware (even if running in non-elevated state)
places a rogue program with the requireAdministrator flag set it the
manifest, in the per-user startup group. The rogue program will then run
with elevated privileges during startup. This is very dangerous.

 

[Walter Goldschmidt]

All those things were already enabled. What now?
Walt