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Stopping a program from auto-running
ElJeffe
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I have Limewire installed, and it's impossible to keep it closed. You close it, it opens itself within five minutes.
I assume this is a registry thing, but I'm smart enough to not go mucking about in the registry if I'm not sure what I'm doing. Where, exactly, should I go to hunt down the culprit, and how should I remove it?
I assume this is a registry thing, but I'm smart enough to not go mucking about in the registry if I'm not sure what I'm doing. Where, exactly, should I go to hunt down the culprit, and how should I remove it?
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If its when Windows boots then go Start Menu>Run>Msconfig>Start up and then uncheck all Limewire related entries and then restart the computer(You'll be prompted).
I dunno what to do if its starting randomly.
you could also dig through the program;s preferences to see if there is some sort of "feature" that is relaunching it...
tho a quick google of "limewire restarting" brings up this:
http://www.opentechsupport.net/forums/archive/topic/37737-1.html
sounds like you have a virus.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH