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How to stop a program from running whenever Windows starts
A program can be started automatically at bootup if a shortcut to the program is in your Startup folder (which is inside of your Start Menu folder). Look under (Programs) for the (StartUp) folder and see what is automatically starting up there. "if it's not there,... it's in one of the spots listed below;"
CAUTION: changing information in your WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI or especially REGISTRY can cause other problems, these steps are not for novices.
Older programs might still install themselves in your WIN.INI file (on the same line that starts with "LOAD="). Use Windows Notepad to edit this file from your Windows folder.
Some drivers can also display errant messages, and are loaded from your Registry (do a registry search to find them) and in your SYSTEM.INI file (use Notepad to edit this file).
Also, programs may be specified in your Registry, in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run.
Programs notorious for putting things in these places include backup utilities that automatically load their useless scheduler programs, and the software that comes with older versions of Micrsoft mice and keyboards.
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