running programmes

hi how do i stop running programmes vista home premium certain
programmes will not stop running only by logging off and on again
regards henry


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henrycat

Hello Henrycat, welcome to the vista forums,arty:

Could you please post back with more specific information, what
programs are starting?

It would seem that these programs are starting for all users and not
for individual users. first thing to check is in the applications
themselves when they are running, check in the program options for
something like " start with windows" and switch this off, also check the
icons in the start-up folder in all programs on the start menu

Hope this helps


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Regards,
*Nigel*
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understand.,- frank herbert

henrycat wrote:

>
> hi how do i stop running programmes vista home premium certain
> programmes will not stop running only by logging off and on again
> regards henry
>
>

Since you left out the important details like which programs these are, I
can only give you general information about managing your startup.
Obviously if these are malware programs, the information below won't help.
You would need to clean up your machine instead.

It is always better to stop programs from starting with Windows from within
the programs themselves, so look in their Options before changing anything
with msconfig - you're just examining things at this stage. If a program
doesn't offer any way to control startup from its Preferences, then use
msconfig to uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and OK out.

Start Orb>Start Search box>msconfig [enter]

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation,
type the password, or click Continue. Then see what is on the Startup tab.
You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll get
a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Usually in Vista this will be
blocked by Windows Defender and you'll need to allow it so you can then
tick the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".

Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop processes.
Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter] and do not stop any services
unless you really, really know what you're doing.

The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx - Autoruns

Oh, and just to be thorough:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

Malke
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