Disabling Realtime.exe

[MSR63]

How do I disable Realtime.exe from a system?
I did some research and only get what it is used for and/or the location in the registry however I do not want to delete that unless there is no other way to disable it.

Thanks for any feedback

 

[goombawaho]

Get AutoRuns from Microsoft to manage startup items - it's the preferred way to do it. I also use it all the time to find suspicious items that are automatically starting when a PC starts.

By the way, make sure to run the program (autoruns) until it's finished, then check the following options under OPTIONS. This is to hide all Microsoft entries. Then press the REFRESH button or F5

Include Empty Locations
Verify Code Signatures
Hide Signed Microsoft Entries


Now look for what you want to shut off and UNCHECK it on the left hand side.

 

[linney]

Can you not uninstall the owning application?

realtime.exe file information

http://www.file.net/process/realtime.exe.html

310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[goombawaho]

Msconfig is not the preferred way to troubleshoot general startup item issues. It's mostly for bigger problems, but yes, you can use it. And uninstalling is an option IF the program has an entry in ADD/REMOVE programs.

Using autoruns effectively uninstalls an application in the sense the it no longer runs. It's still present on the system, but not loading.

I use it (for one example) to demonstrate to clients how much their anti-virus is slowing down their machines. I totally uncheck (disable) all Norton or Mcafee functions and then reboot their PC. They are amazed how much faster it boots.

Then, I re-enable Norton/Mcafee/Whatever and show them what they were living with. Then I sell them something better - usually Windows Live One Care or AVG 8.0 Free if they're cheap.

Autoruns is also great if a program's uninstall feature is broken. You can snuff out all the little bits and pieces that start up, then you can delete folders manually and then clean the registry. Not the preferred way, but it works to remove things.