Blocked some start-up programs?

Vista always says "Windows has blocked some start-up programs" when I
reboot. So What! It doesn't offer a way to turn them off. How can I get
rid of these bad programs, and why are they there? My Avast anti-virus and
Ad Aware say I'm clean. TIA, Paul

Hello Paul,

See if in the METHOD TWO (OPTION ONE) section of the tutorial below
with steps 9 to 12 may be able to help you stop this message.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79...e-disable.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Paul H;1017421 Wrote:
> Vista always says "Windows has blocked some start-up programs" when I
> reboot. So What! It doesn't offer a way to turn them off. How can I get
> rid of these bad programs, and why are they there? My Avast anti-virus
> and
> Ad Aware say I'm clean. TIA, Paul


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Paul H wrote:
> Vista always says "Windows has blocked some start-up programs" when I
> reboot. So What! It doesn't offer a way to turn them off. How can I get
> rid of these bad programs, and why are they there? My Avast anti-virus and
> Ad Aware say I'm clean. TIA, Paul
>

Well, you had better check Start-up, using MSconfig at the Run box and
also the Start folder, because that is where programs and program
short-cuts are placed that execute at system boot and start-up. The
programs may be legit and who is stopping the programs is Windows
Defender. And you will be notified, until you configure Windows Defender
that the programs are OK and allow them to start without notification.

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
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> Vista always says "Windows has blocked some start-up programs" when I
> reboot. So What! It doesn't offer a way to turn them off. How can I get
> rid of these bad programs, and why are they there? My Avast anti-virus
> and
> Ad Aware say I'm clean. TIA, Paul
>

They're not necessarily bad programs, they may simply be unknown to Windows
Defender and not specifically approved to run by you when some software or
other was installed. Some software updating utilities that want to run at
boot can cause that message. Check in Defender for pending approvals. If
listed and you recognise the programs you can permit them to run, otherwise
you can uninstall the software.

Hi
I'm having the same problem.
The program that is being blocked is the windows registry editor.exe
In windows defender the program is showing as permitted yet it's still
blocked on startup.
I don't know if this program needs to run or not. I've tried both ways
ie running it and ignoring it and did not see any difference in the
laptops performance.

Two questions: does the program need to run? and if it does how do i
stop the 'windows has blocked some startup programs' alert?

I just find it very annoying and it seems to delay other programs
starting up.

Please help.

Thanks.


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Dave-UK;1223426 Wrote:
>
>
>
> The Window's registry editor is called regedit.exe.
> Editor.exe is for some other application, not Vista.
> (Maybe something to do with Crysis Sandbox ?)

Hi

i checked windows defender again and the program that keeps getting
blocked is:

*Microsoft Registry editor*
*publisher: *microsoft corporation
*digitally signed by: *microsoft windows verification pca
*file type: *application
*startup value: *regedit.exe /s c:\users\(my user
account)\appdata\local\temp\\uac_enable.reg
*file path: *c:\windows\regedit.exe
*file size: *134656
*file version: *6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
*date installed: *30/06/2008 22:31:32
*startup type: *registry: local machine
*location: *software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
*classification: *permitted
*ships with operating system: *yes
*spynet voting: *not applicable

why is ms blocking their own programs?


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On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:02:14 +0100, WildJack wrote:

> Dave-UK;1223426 Wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> The Window's registry editor is called regedit.exe.
>> Editor.exe is for some other application, not Vista.
>> (Maybe something to do with Crysis Sandbox ?)
>
> Hi
>
> i checked windows defender again and the program that keeps getting
> blocked is:
>
> *Microsoft Registry editor*
> *publisher: *microsoft corporation
> *digitally signed by: *microsoft windows verification pca
> *file type: *application
> *startup value: *regedit.exe /s c:\users\(my user
> account)\appdata\local\temp\\uac_enable.reg
> *file path: *c:\windows\regedit.exe
> *file size: *134656
> *file version: *6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
> *date installed: *30/06/2008 22:31:32
> *startup type: *registry: local machine
> *location: *software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
> *classification: *permitted
> *ships with operating system: *yes
> *spynet voting: *not applicable
>
> why is ms blocking their own programs?

One of the best ways ever to *really* mess up a system is careless or
uninformed use of regedit.exe. Even informed usage is dangerous :-)

Regedit is not a casual application that just anybody should run on an
arbitrary Tuesday afternoon.

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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote:

>Regedit is not a casual application that just anybody should run on an
>arbitrary Tuesday afternoon.

Which Tuesday afternoon is the preferred one?

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:30:56 -0500, Frank Holman wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote:
>
>>Regedit is not a casual application that just anybody should run on an
>>arbitrary Tuesday afternoon.
>
> Which Tuesday afternoon is the preferred one?

For a sophisticated user, tomorrow. For one lacking any experience, I'd say
Tuesday, February 14, 2034.

Of course, YMMV.

OK, I admit it, I deserved that question :-)

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Dave-UK;1223674 Wrote:
> "WildJack" <> wrote in
> message
> news:...
> >
> > Dave-UK;1223426 Wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The Window's registry editor is called regedit.exe.
> >> Editor.exe is for some other application, not Vista.
> >> (Maybe something to do with Crysis Sandbox ?)
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > i checked windows defender again and the program that keeps getting
> > blocked is:
> >
> > *Microsoft Registry editor*
> > *publisher: *microsoft corporation
> > *digitally signed by: *microsoft windows verification pca
> > *file type: *application
> > *startup value: *regedit.exe /s c:\users\(my user
> > account)\appdata\local\temp\\uac_enable.reg
> > *file path: *c:\windows\regedit.exe
> > *file size: *134656
> > *file version: *6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
> > *date installed: *30/06/2008 22:31:32
> > *startup type: *registry: local machine
> > *location: *software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
> > *classification: *permitted
> > *ships with operating system: *yes
> > *spynet voting: *not applicable
> >
> > why is ms blocking their own programs?
> >
> > WildJack
>
> I think the question should be why is it being run in the first place.
> I can't think of a valid reason to run regedit at system start-up.
> Also it is being run in silent mode ( /s) to run a reg file called
> 'uac_enable.reg' from a temp folder.
> Judging by the name of the reg file it is doing something to your User
> Account Control settings.
> Do you or did you have any Norton/Symantec software installed ?

Hi
Thanks for your response.
Yes i am using Norton software for av/firewall.
I've been using this for over a year and this problem has only recently
appeared.


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