Re: Stopping program from starting at bootup
From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:47:27 -0500
Great, glad to hear it. :o)
-- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "JA D" <pejd@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23ltHA3fbEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Thanks Kelly > I deleted the key at > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run > and it stopped the update from starting > THanks again > > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:Oq$SBNJbEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Hi, >> >> Why not use msconfig? That is where it is stemming from and is just a >> GUI >> reference to your runkeys. To have it not run, uncheck it. If you want > the >> listing removed after doing so, run the script below. Note: Unchecking >> entries via msconfig/startup does not have any impact on the program > itself. >> >> Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup (Line 148) >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >> >> Or...remove the runkeys from here: Start/Run/Regedit >> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run >> >> Added info: >> >> wkdetect - wkdetect.exe - Process Information >> Process File: wkdetect or wkdetect.exe >> Process Name: Wkdetect >> Description: A background process that checks automatically for Microsoft >> Works updates when you are connected to the Internet. >> Company: Microsoft Corp. >> System Process: Yes >> >> -- >> All the Best, >> Kelly >> >> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP >> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award >> >> Troubleshooting Windows XP >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >> >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >> >> "JA D" <pejd@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:O0CfdUHbEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> > MS Works came installed on my hp pavillion using XP Home. >> > WKDetect.exe automatically starts at bootup (this is the program that >> > automatically checks for updates to Works. >> > How do I make this stop (preferably w/o having to us msconfig to > disable) >> > I >> > unchecked auto check for updates in the program, but it keeps starting. >> > Thanks >> > >> > >> >> > >
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