Vista, Windows Defender - Startup Programs

[mark ppswinc]

My OS is Windows Vista Business and I am attempting to disable the auto
startup of a program.

I located the program in Windows Defender, Category: Startup Programs but
all options to "Remove, Disable and Enable" are grayed out. I also noticed
the majority though not all auto startup programs in the Startup Category are
grayed out.

Why is this?

What other course of action may I take to disable the unneeded auto startup
of unnecessary programs?

Also, my inquiry pertains specifically to an HP Digital Camera software.

Thank you - Mark

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

AutoRuns for Windows v8.61:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/Autoruns.mspx

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[Daze N. Knights]

Run > msconfig > Startup then, uncheck the item that you want disabled.

Ccleaner or Autoruns or several other programs can all be used to delete
startup items, too.

 

[silver hair]

Hi
I have Vista Home basic
on the bottom in mine it gives me 2 options
Refresh and Show for all users
I clicked >Show for all users <and the bottons unblanked