Dumb Question

[Paul_KY]

How to you edit which programs you want to start, when starting up your PC?

My 7 yr old has a PC that is running slow is he**. I did the ol, "CTRL/ALT/Delete" thingy, and saw TONS of programs, which I'm sure were installed while downloading online games.

Anyway, I deleted the unnecessary programs, and then the PC sped way up. The problem is, when I reboot, those programs start again.

I used to know how to do this.

Can someone help me? My brain is not working lol.

Thanks

Paul

 

[temi]

Paul,
I think you really want to uninstall the undesirable programs from your computer rather than remove it from you start up tool, to remove the programs go to, control panel, add/remove . Select the dodgy looking programs and uninstall then.

You did not indicate which operating systems you have on your PC but I am assuming you have Windows, what version of windows do you run, XP?

Temi

 

[Paul_KY]

Temi,

I've uninstalled the, "undesirable" programs, but I'm dying to know how to stop other, "desirable" programs from loading when I boot up the PC.

Geezz...She had so much crapola on that PC. Almost every spyware/adware program I've heard of, was on that PC. Gone now

Paul

 

[temi]

Paul,
You still did not say the version of Windows you are running ....... anyway try this:
Righ click on your start button
Click open
Double click programs

You will see a folder called start up, what is where all the prograns that starts when you first launch you computer are stored
Temi

 

[Piotreksan]

Thanks!
I always wondered how to do that without any special soft...
I hope it works on Win 98se...

 

[temi]

Piotreksan,
I think it works the same way with Win98 but I am not 100% I will check it out for you tomorrow
Temi

 

[Paul_KY]

Sorry, it's Windows XP + I updated today, with that, "Patch".

Thanks

 

[temi]

Yes,
I guessed right, that my suggestions, hopefully it will work, if it does not I will look into it for you tomorrow. I can hear my bed calling, I need to go and stretch before I become the hunchback of Worc.
Temi

 

[temi]

Paul,
I found a tool that can help you remove the spyware : spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Temi

 

[Paul_KY]

Thank You

Here are a couple others:

download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html
download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Paul