Once and for all time: stopping processes from EVER launchin

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Once and for all time: stopping processes from EVER launchin

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I'm using a nice little proggy called "startup.exe" to control what launches at boot time in XP Pro. It's great - but two processes are REALLY starting to piss me off: qttask.exe and TKBell.exe -- Yep - you got it - fcuk-ware at its absoluite most infuriating. Quick-Fuxoring-Time and Real(LY-FUX0Ring STUPID) Player.

I remove the tick from the startup items in "HKLM/RUN" but the indicated processes above simply add themselves to the list again! AAAARGH!

What I want is something which simply prevents named processes from starting, and/or shuts them down immediately they attempt to run. Also, something which prevented them from adding themselves back into the startup folder. (Can I make HKLM/RUN "read only"?)

Honestly, if I had a Kalishnikov - I know what I'd do with the first few magazines!
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Post by Mr. Perfect »

I use the administrative Services tool to stop and disable services, but since I've never used Real Player, I can't tell you how it handles that.
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Um, maybe this has changed since I used them last, but the Quicktime and RealPlayer that I remember both had an option in their preferences somewhere to enable/disable those "background" processes.

If they were enabled, whenever you launched the main Quicktime or RealPlayer programs they would check to make sure those processes were running, and check the registry to make sure they were set to start on boot. So if you disabled them from something like msconfig, they would just put them right back.

Whereas if you disabled these options, they would be removed from the registry and never run.

Do they not still work this way?
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in my System Mechanic 4.0, i edited the start options themselves, set it as "RunOnce" rebooted, rebooted again and they were deleted as boot items from the registry. Image
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Post by Capm »

I figured these were fairly self-explanitory, but apparently...

Open up your local services in your control panel/administrative....

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Select the process you want to disable, right-click and and then select properties...

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Select DISABLE, then hit okay...

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Then stop the process.

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Whala, process is disabled permanently.
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Post by BUBBALOU »

Quicktime I can understand(qttask)....BUT WHY REALPLAYER...you downloading Free pRoN?

Oh wait this is Mr " I tweek and JerryRig my computer outdated parts and warez O/S...and install everything I download..The man with all the answers but no facts" Mobius Image

Nevermind!

PS CAPM : Most of todays DBB's will not understand your post unless it has instructions for the meaning of each picture, the symbolism of each picture and the reasoning for posting it in that specific sequence.. even though it's just hand holding humor.
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Post by Jeff250 »

I'm confused, but Scottris is right.
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Post by Tyranny »

Actually, Bubba, I think that most people here could follow that quite easily. If they can't, they probably shouldn't be operating a computer period Image

I realize it would have lacked the humor to put..

"go to "start/run" and type "services.msc" without quotes in the dialog box" Image
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Post by woodchip »

Little stick figures might help.
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Post by Dedman »

Where do I find the start button?
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What? Theres a start button? Image
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Post by Mr. Perfect »

CapM obviously posted instrucitons for the Mac, since the menu comes from the top. Now what about windows?
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Post by WarAdvocat »

Ummm DUmba$$ they work exactly the same. Thay aer both cumpooters you know!!111
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Post by Capm »

I always put my start bar at the top, since all the other menu bars are at the top of the windows, why would I want to move my mouse alllll the way down the the bottom of the screen?
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Post by AceCombat »

why move it all the way to the top................

hell why not move it to the right....or the left even....... Image
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Post by Mr. Perfect »

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by WarAdvocat:
Ummm DUmba$$ they work exactly the same. Thay aer both cumpooters you know!!111</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The 3 posts above yours where sarcastic. I even had a little Image face.... Or where you being sarcastic too?
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Homer and I are still looking for the "ANY" key. Image
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Post by Testiculese »

Scottris, the settings in Preferences, in RealPlayer at least, are completely ignored by the application. You check that option to not load at startup, it gives you 2-3 days, and then adds it right back.
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So I have to click "Start" to "Shutdown"?
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Post by Capm »

Okay, Jmeat, here is what you do, take your computer, put it back in the box and send it back... Image
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HAHAHA
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Post by MD-2389 »

Getting back on topic.....

To kill Quicktime tray icon, simply go into your Quicktime Preferences and uncheck the box next to "Quicktime Tray Icon". Thats like....super hard to do. Image
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Post by Sage »

I just rename the qttask.exe to qttaskshutthe****up.exe
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lol, now is that really going to work Image
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Why, yes Ace, it would. But you already knew that, with your Masters and all... Image
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Post by KompresZor »

I heard that Ace was an expert fisherman, why just the other day Stress remarked that Ace was a master bater. Image

But getting back on topic, this is a good web site for your services needs.
http://www.blackviper.com/index.html
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