gdemo
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- Jun 9, 2009
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how doI stop programs from opening on windows startup? (the buttons at the right of the taskbar)
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Diancecht" has given you a good link to follow that should help you considerably.
I would like to add that many, but not all, of the icons in the Notification Area will have a right-click menu item leading either to Preferences, or some configuration, where you can just tick a box to prevent that program from loading at Startup.
Other programs, Windows Live Messenger is a perfect example, have Preferences under some Options tab, accessible via the main user interface, where you can stop the program loading at Startup.
I would like to add that many, but not all, of the icons in the Notification Area will have a right-click menu item leading either to Preferences, or some configuration, where you can just tick a box to prevent that program from loading at Startup.
Other programs, Windows Live Messenger is a perfect example, have Preferences under some Options tab, accessible via the main user interface, where you can stop the program loading at Startup.
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gdemo
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- Jun 9, 2009
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Thanks everyone! your input helped allot! I am having a problem with just one last thing. Windows messenger still starts in the the taskbar. I went into Add/remove programs, Add/remove Windows componnents, unchecked it and it still starts!!!???
Again thanks for all your help!
gdemo
Again thanks for all your help!
gdemo
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The Messenger Service despite the name has nothing to do with the Windows Messenger program. It is more for computer to computer communication in a Network setup.
The fact that it was not already disabled makes one ask whether your machine is fully updated as I believe that Service has been automatically disabled since SP1.
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The fact that it was not already disabled makes one ask whether your machine is fully updated as I believe that Service has been automatically disabled since SP1.
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