Get rid of some start up programs

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example... quicktime starts up in my little nav bar in the bottom right screen

and a few others i don't want to startup unless i want it to... how can i fix this? i've looked in the quicktime options but can't find anything

thanks

boo
 
go into your start menu.... go to the runline and type in : msconfig. once inside msconfig access the "startup" tab.
uncheck anything you don't want to start on startup.
 
or open the following locations...

startup folder from the programs menu.
regedit: HKLM&HKCU -software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run \runonce

here you will find the actual values if you want to remove them for good. export the registy keys before doing anything, just to be safe, then remove the values you don't want. This is permanet, where msconfig isn't...

good luck
 
Msconfig stops the actual prog from loading at startup but its services may be running in the background taking up memory. Run Services.msc ***** BUT follow a detailed guide to make sure you identify services you feel you may need and eliminate those you dont want.
 
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