how do i stop programs from starting w/ windows

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scott11 · #1 Post by **scott11** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:24 am

I would like to disable the password manager and the message center, how do i do so. Looking for faster start up times.

ssd_thinkpad · #2 Post by **ssd_thinkpad** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:36 am

Best option is to disable the "startup by system boot" in the programs itself.

Otherwise you can use msconfig: windows > start program > msconfig <ENTER>

#3 Post by **jdhurst** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:19 pm

If msconfig works for you, fine. I find sometimes the items come back into startup. I now use Windows Defender (a rare time Microsoft purchased a product and did not butcher it). It has a built-in Software Explorer that easily lets you disable a startup item (permanently) or even delete the item.
... JDH

#4 Post by **ZaZ** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:23 pm

I use Ccleaner. It has some other good stuff in there too, but MSCONFIG works too.

Marin85 · #5 Post by **Marin85** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:33 pm

And the ultimate utility for such purposes -> Autoruns from sysinternals

madmaven · #6 Post by **madmaven** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:53 pm

Try StartupCPL a freebee util that resides in the control panel and lets you deselect whatever registry keys or programs you want.

Weez · #7 Post by **Weez** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:21 am

I would laso like to disable password manager but i am unclear where it is starting from. It appears to be part of client security solution but i am not sure. I have looked at msconfig, looked in the registry and also tried sysinternals autoruns, i dont see where it is loading from. Does anyone know? I have also looked in add/remove programs and looked in the lenovo system update and it doesnt show up in any of those either. Any clues?

Thanks in advance.

Marin85 · #8 Post by **Marin85** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:17 am

I guess there should be some setting in CSS regarding password manager. That is more preferable than disabling it from some of the windows admin utilities. You may want to check out windows services though (run -> services.msc), it might be starting as a service (just a guess of me as I don´t use Password Manager). I believe some (long) time ago Password Manager had its entry in msconfig, this seems to have changed since.

EDIT: typos...

Weez · #9 Post by **Weez** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:50 pm

Marin85 wrote:I guess there should be some setting in CSS regarding password manager. That is more preferable than stopping it than disabling it form the admin utilities. You may want to check out windows services though (run -> services.msc), it might be starting as a service (just a guess of me as I don´t use it). I believe some (long) time ago Password Manager had its entry in msconfig, this seems to have changed since.

Perfect! thats where it was, thanks

Edit: I should have been more clear, it was located in Thinkvantage>CSS>Enable/Disable Password Manager

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