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re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?'
Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 8:06 pm
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Posted by Stu (2 messages posted)

You might try settings>control panel>add or remove programs>set program access and defaults. If you have AOL set as your default browser, anytime you click on a link, it will start and try to connect...annoying, isn't it?

On Friday, April 25, 2003 at 10:52 pm, Joe Andre wrote:
> I thought if I might, maybe jump in on this thread for a similar problem. AOL
>has convinced themselves that they own this box of parts . Anytime it feels like
>it , it starts, it's window covering up whatever I'm doing and dials up. I've turned
>off all of it's Autostart options which is supposed to take care of this. Somtimes
>10-12 times an hour. Also, Intellectual interactive player, which by the way downloaded
>itself somewhere along the line and Realplayer . Anyone know any settings that really
>do work? Thanks Mucho, Joe Andre
>

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?' (joe andre: Friday, April 25, 2003 at 10:52 pm)

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Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?' (Matt: Fri, Apr 25, 2003, 7:33 am)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?' (Ricer46: Fri, Apr 25, 2003, 8:01 am)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?' (joe andre: Fri, Apr 25, 2003, 10:52 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?' (Stu: Wed, May 28, 2003, 8:06 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?': realsched.exe (Shane: Tue, Jan 27, 2004, 3:18 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?': realsched.exe (Jon: Sat, Feb 14, 2004, 7:34 am)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?': realsched.exe (Mike H: Thu, Apr 8, 2004, 1:04 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?': realsched.exe (doug: Mon, May 3, 2004, 6:19 am)

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