windows vista startup issues

[changsterdj]

I was wondering, why you cant change the start-up programs in Vista...

I use Windows Defender, and remove programs from startup, yet no matter what, it still starts up (the programs I removed from the list)

 

[S0ULphIRE]

It's because they'r probably either...

1. Being loaded by something else
2. Is still in a startup list, just a different one to the one you removed it from.

What program are you trying to stop starting up?

 

[changsterdj]

i am trying to stop msn messenger from startup

 

[leftcoasttech]

messenger is a pain that way. There is an option in MSN messenger it'self to not start when windows starts.

PS. I think this should have been in the Operating Systems board. I would have missed it if it weren't the top item.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

leftcoast is right, there's an option in messenger to start the service on system startup. Uncheck that and you're golden.

 

[changsterdj]

can someone tell me how you turn it off from starting at startup....

 

[KSoD]

Open Messenger. Go under Tools>Options. There click on Sign In. There you will see the very first option stated is:

Automatically run Windows Live Messenger when I log on to Windows.

Uncheck the box and it wont load. That is a program setting not a OS Setting.

 

[changsterdj]

thanx mak, you are the man