Re: Program starts up for all users
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Jack Jamison wrote:
> My daughter's family has a computer running Win2000. Each family
> member has their own account.
>
> My granddaughter installed Instant Messenger (IM) on the family
> computer and it automatically loads on startup. She is happy but other
> family
> members are not. When they logon IM automatically loads -
> significantly increasing startup time and creating annoying windows to
> shut down.
>
> How can I keep everyone happy; have IM load on startup for Colleen but
> for no one else?
>
> TIA,
> Grampy
Log into each user's account and start AIM. Change AIM's preferences
from within the program itself. Uncheck anything that has it start with
Windows.
Malke
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