Topic: How to remove auto-startup programs (Read 671 times)
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« on: Nov 11, 2006, 09:18:58 PM »
Everytime I boot up my computer, the SBC Yahoo Browser loads and shows up on my taskbar. I want to make it so that it does not autoload upon startup. I could not find any option to make this so. I don't see any shortcut to it at "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" nor in any other corresponding user folder.
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« Reply #1 on: Nov 11, 2006, 10:55:18 PM »
Click on start->run and enter "regedit" This will start the registry editor. Here you can search for the program name. You will probably find a registry entry in something called 'startup' and you can delete the entry.
Another way would be to download HijackThis Running this program will show you a list of programs that are started during windows startup, you can select which entries to delete. HijackThis is a lot saver to use, as it will let you save any entries you delete, so you can add them again.