Startup Programs

[C and A Bredt]

I am using Vista Home Premium. I have a program that opens at startup and I
don't want it to open at Startup. I deleted it from StartMenu\ All
Programs\Startup but it still opens.

I went to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Performance Information and
Tools\Manage Startup Programs but I get a message that says Windows Defender
is turned off.

I don't know what it is or why it is off. Should I turn it ON? Then should I
turn it OFF again and how would I find it to turn it OFF again?

 

[Charlie42]

I am using Vista Home Premium. I have a program that opens at
startup and I don't want it to open at Startup. I deleted it from
StartMenu\ All Programs\Startup but it still opens.

Did you just delete it from your user profile's startup folder, or from the
global startup programs folder? Check here:

[system drive]:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

I went to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Performance
Information and Tools\Manage Startup Programs but I get a
message that says Windows Defender is turned off.

I don't know what it is or why it is off. Should I turn it ON? Then
should I turn it OFF again and how would I find it to turn it OFF
again?

Windows Defender is the anti-spyware program that comes with Windows Vista.
You should definitely turn it on.

Some security suites disable Windows Defender upon installation, replacing
it with their own software. In my opinion, it is better to leave Defender
on, as long as you have enough memory for it and do not experience conflicts
with your other security programs (pretty rare).

Using multiple anti-spyware programs is generally a good idea, since no
single one has a sufficient detection rate. The idea is that the second
program may catch what the first one misses.

You can enable and disable startup programs in Windows Defender's Software
Explorer.

Charlie42

 

[Charlie42]

I would agree totally charlie42,

Except


I would not recommend using two -resident -anti malware
programs as conflicts between the two can cause problems. use
one -resident -program backed up by one or more -On-Deman-d
Scanners

That is mostly the case with anti-virus programs, some of them have an
inclination to try to fight each other. I have yet to see this happen with
anti-spyware programs. My apporach is to give two anti-spywares a try, since
you can always disable the memory resident feature of one of them later on
if they do not coexcist peacefully.

Charlie42

 

[C and A Bredt]

I am using Vista Home Premium. I have a program that opens at
startup and I don't want it to open at Startup. I deleted it from
StartMenu\ All Programs\Startup but it still opens.

Did you just delete it from your user profile's startup folder, or from
the global startup programs folder? Check here:

[system drive]:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

I went to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Performance
Information and Tools\Manage Startup Programs but I get a
message that says Windows Defender is turned off.

I don't know what it is or why it is off. Should I turn it ON? Then
should I turn it OFF again and how would I find it to turn it OFF
again?

Windows Defender is the anti-spyware program that comes with Windows
Vista. You should definitely turn it on.

Some security suites disable Windows Defender upon installation, replacing
it with their own software. In my opinion, it is better to leave Defender
on, as long as you have enough memory for it and do not experience
conflicts with your other security programs (pretty rare).

Using multiple anti-spyware programs is generally a good idea, since no
single one has a sufficient detection rate. The idea is that the second
program may catch what the first one misses.

You can enable and disable startup programs in Windows Defender's Software
Explorer.

Charlie42

I unchecked it from msconfig>Start tab. When I boot, I get a message that

Windows has blocked some startup programs. I clicked the message to see what
programs it blocked, but nothing happened.

What next?? CB

 

[C and A Bredt]

Hi C and A Bredt,

I unchecked it from msconfig>Start tab. When I boot, I get a message
that

Windows has blocked some startup programs. I clicked the message to see
what
programs it blocked, but nothing happened.Did you check the Make boot
settings permanent option?

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barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert

Today, I went to msconfig and clicked Make all boot settings permanent and
rebooted. I still get an icon in my systray that says there are blocked
programs.

 

[C and A Bredt]

All Better. Thanks to all, CB

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C and A Bredt

Hi C and A Bredt,

I unchecked it from msconfig>Start tab. When I boot, I get a message
that

Windows has blocked some startup programs. I clicked the message to see
what
programs it blocked, but nothing happened.Did you check the Make boot
settings permanent option?

[image:
http://www.vistax64.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7077&stc=1&d=1223322730]


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Filename: msconfig.JPG |
|Download: http://www.vistax64.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7077 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

--
barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert