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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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Could some kind soul tell me how to remove a program from the list of things that open automatically when you boot up?? I have a problem with skype crashing windows and need to take it out of the boot up list.

Ta muchly xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Click on start, Then run then type in msconfig..you will get a list "Startup" untick the items you dont want to auto start

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

run msconfig (from the run bar in the start menu, or cmd.exe)

There will be a startup tab in msconfig where you can untick things you don't want to start.

Alternatively if it's just Skype, there's an option in the Skype settings that says, "Start when windows starts" which you can untick.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Damn too slow :P

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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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Aw thanks guys, so simple!!

Skype crashes windows, so I can't open skype to change anything!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No worries. It causes me all sorts of problems too; I never use it any more. Who needs it when you have KiK and Whatsapp though? :P

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You know XP no longer gets Windows updates unless you apply the Embedded registry key (and then it's only a subset)? Officially it's end of life.

Plus new versions of Java may not install on it.

I only mention it in case you recently updated Skype and it's now causing problems

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd also advise removing & re-installing Skype (if it is actually the problem).

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I've many other tips for running things smoother, but shan't assume from one paragraph how I might help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As above except IF you can't get into Windows to do that due to it crashing on start up...

Then you need to run it in Safe Mode, hold F8 as Windows starts sometimes you may have to reboot the PC a few times and press F8 at various times in the boot process, but if caught right you will see a text menu offering you various options, select Safe Mode from that menu and then run the MS Config and disable Skype in the startup options

Once that is done, start windows normally and manually run Skype after it is running properly, and use the Skype options to disable on Windows Startup

See it that works...

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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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"You know XP no longer gets Windows updates unless you apply the Embedded registry key (and then it's only a subset)? Officially it's end of life.

Plus new versions of Java may not install on it.

I only mention it in case you recently updated Skype and it's now causing problems"

No just tried loading the new one hoping it might work - but alas, same problem as the last version. I've got a little hotmail add on skype that just about works for chat. I use whatsapp mostly, but would like a desktop chat app, I like having my proper keyboard!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Call me killjoy, well call me anything you like as long as its not too early.

But i wont have Skype on my PC now for the simple reason its owned by microsoft and too resource heavy...Oh and very invasive.

Gimp

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.


"Could some kind soul tell me how to remove a program from the list of things that open automatically when you boot up?? I have a problem with skype crashing windows and need to take it out of the boot up list.

Ta muchly xx"

START, CONTROL PANEL, PROGRAMS ( their American spelling not mine! ) UNINSTALL A PROGRAM.

Or get a new machine, as previous poster said no updates from Windows for XP so wide open for all sorts of sh1te, good luck!

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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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Thanks guys - I didn't need safemode thankfully as it loaded once and froze without crashing windows, so I uninstalled the main program. Nothing in startup now either. I need a new computer really, this one is well old now.

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.


"Call me killjoy, well call me anything you like as long as its not too early.

But i wont have Skype on my PC now for the simple reason its owned by microsoft and too resource heavy...Oh and very invasive.

Gimp"

I won't use it also for the reason that Microsoft now own it, oh and I won't use Google mail either lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Or get a new machine, as previous poster said no updates from Windows for XP so wide open for all sorts of sh1te, good luck!

"

Actually Windows XP is less vulnerable to "all sorts of shite", as the number of users decreases the interest of attackers decreases, plus it's been around long enough for security holes to be well plugged...

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.


"Or get a new machine, as previous poster said no updates from Windows for XP so wide open for all sorts of sh1te, good luck!

Actually Windows XP is less vulnerable to "all sorts of shite", as the number of users decreases the interest of attackers decreases, plus it's been around long enough for security holes to be well plugged... "

but every update MS does shows the weakness in XP and there are a hell of a lot of people who still run it, lots of my friend still use and I always tell them I will not try to fix the problems on their machines because it is "shite"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I will not try to fix the problems on their machines because it is "shite""

That the OS is shite I don't dispute... but it will soon be one of the safest OS's out there (never as safe as CPM or DOS) but safer than Windows 7, or Windows 8, or OSX, or Linux, or Android etc...

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.


"I will not try to fix the problems on their machines because it is "shite"

That the OS is shite I don't dispute... but it will soon be one of the safest OS's out there (never as safe as CPM or DOS) but safer than Windows 7, or Windows 8, or OSX, or Linux, or Android etc..."

ok, out of interest, why would XP, a defunct OS without security updates - but are available for other Win versions ( which highlight problems in previous versions ) - be more secure than later versions?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Simple, the security updates are plugging holes in the new software, the holes exist because the software has new code which has holes in it, the old software doesn't have the same holes. and many if not all of those that did exist when it was released have been fixed

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

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Whilst you are using xp, just continue with your antivirus and also consider adding malwarebytes which scans your pc for all kinds of nasty stuff- it is free and worth updating every few days. A firewall could be useful too. All of these will help keep your usage safer whilst microsoft have stopped updating it.

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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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"Whilst you are using xp, just continue with your antivirus and also consider adding malwarebytes which scans your pc for all kinds of nasty stuff- it is free and worth updating every few days. A firewall could be useful too. All of these will help keep your usage safer whilst microsoft have stopped updating it. "

Yea, got all of those, so far so good.

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.


"Simple, the security updates are plugging holes in the new software, the holes exist because the software has new code which has holes in it, the old software doesn't have the same holes. and many if not all of those that did exist when it was released have been fixed "

ok my understanding was that any patches revealed the flaws inherent in XP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"ok my understanding was that any patches revealed the flaws inherent in XP"

Doesn't work like that, think more along the lines of the Toyota recall for faulty brakes and it's lack of implications for older models of Toyota cars. Add to that the decreasing number of XP users which reduces the impact they can have by finding holes in the system.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have these issues with having to dance to Microsoft's tune

I tried a few flavours of Linux and settled on Ubuntu as i tjink there is better support on line and in the press (magazines) for this OS it comes with a full office package and continuing support

If you just want a computer to work then give Linuz a go you might be surprised

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By *risky_Mare OP   Woman
over a year ago

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Ok got a message on startup saying I had changed the system and 'The system configuration utlility is currently in diagnostic or selective startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time windows starts..."

Do I just disable the message or have I done something wrong?? I unchecked Kies and Spotify webhelper while I was there, but there was no skype checked as my uninstall had worked.

I thank you clever people..........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Go to the programs themselves, find the options (sometimes called preferences or something similar) and un-tick the start with windows option. (N.B. everyone should do this unless you really want the program to start with windows)

taking it out through MSConfig is a diagnostic method which results in the message you are getting, the proper way is through the software.

Once you have done that the ticked entry in Startup on MSConfig should disappear, as the software should have removed itself from the startup configuration.

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