hi how do I stop programes from automaticaly opening when I switch computer on? thanks?
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On windows XP or similar go start - all programs - startup. Find the programs you don't want to run at startup, right mouse click on them and go to the delete option.
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Well it's easy go to control pannel > Add or remove programs > Set program acess and default > microsoft windows  >  OK!
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there is an option in preferences .. start when windows starts
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Hi\n Just try this one. And i think it will solve it. O.K.\n\nGoto 'my computer' --> 'tools' --> 'folder options' --> click 'item as follows --> check the 'Double click t open an item' - > click apply.\n\nThats it...\n\nnsrajesh
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CTRL+ALT+DELETE\n\nit will bring up a menu and you can select to close that program. Just wait and don't go click happy you will just make the probelms worse.
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Choose which program you would like to open the file with. then Tick the little box on the bottom left which says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file"     This Should stop the "open with" dialog box
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right click on start button, click "properties"\nchoose "start menu" tab, click "customize"\nclick "advanced" tab, uncheck "highligh newly installed programs"
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Load when? if you want to program to not load on start up,go to start->run->type MSCONFIG. uncheck the programs you to not want to run on start up.
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You might try looking for them in the startup folder\ndo a search for startup and when you find it see if they are listed and then delete the programs you do not watn to automatically load.  At least it worked for me.
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To prevent MSN Messenger from opening automatically when you turn your computer on:\n\n   1. Open Messenger, click Tools and then Options.\n   2. Select the General tab.\n   3. Remove the tick from the box that reads Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows by clicking the box once.\n   4. Click OK.
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Are you running on Windows? I can't help you with other operating systems.\n\nTo terminate programs:\n1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete\n2. Select each program you want to stop\n3. Click the End Task button after each selection\n4. Click the Cancel button when finished\n\nTo stop programs from starting to begin with:\n1. Go to the Start menu and click on Run\n2. Type in "msconfig"\n3. Click on the Startup tab\n4. Disable the programs you want to stop by checking them\n5. Click the Okay button when finished\n6. Restart your computer if prompted
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click start-all programs-go into the start up folder-delete the my computer that is in there. this stop that from happening. good luck
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maybe you have other programs that run behind it when you start the computer. Some programs are automatically on when you start the computer and some of them you don't need it to be turn on at the start-up.\n\nTo find out what's on, go to search, type msconfig. On the startup tap you could unchecked the programs that you don't need to be turn on when you start the computer.\n\nYou could also do disk cleanup or defragment to cleanup your computer. Go to start> accessories> system tools
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Start menu/turn off computer/restart
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Try right-clicking the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.  It should give you a menu with an option to disable.  The program should re-enable itself when you restart.
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if it's near the time and date so you can remove it from the startup:\ngo to start -> run -> msconfig -> startup then remove the programs that you want to remove
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Start > Run Type in msconfig, go to the Start up tab and untick the ones you don't need. Click OK then click Exit without restart. The next time you switch on it will be OK.