Terminating Startup Programs

- Using WinME
- Have Office 2000 installed
- Have Adobe Acrobat installed

When I go Run / MSConfig, I see that I have the following (among others)
programs execute on startup: a. MS Office Startup and
b. Acrobat Assistant

I uncheck them, apply the changes and reboot.

Upon the reboot, I again run Run / MSConfig, and the above two programs
are still there , being executed in my startup cfg.

How can I terminate their startup upon boot?

Use the Preferences in the applications to disable the startup items -
although I have yet to work out which ones in Adobe Reader 6 will switch off
(Acrobat's) phone-home!


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"Nomad" wrote in message
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- Using WinME
- Have Office 2000 installed
- Have Adobe Acrobat installed

When I go Run / MSConfig, I see that I have the following (among others)
programs execute on startup: a. MS Office Startup and
b. Acrobat Assistant

I uncheck them, apply the changes and reboot.

Upon the reboot, I again run Run / MSConfig, and the above two programs
are still there , being executed in my startup cfg.

How can I terminate their startup upon boot?

Hmmm...I haven't thought about the "phone-home" thing for awhile. Is anyone
running a page listing known progs and procedures to prevent this process?
Kevin

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Use the Preferences in the applications to disable the startup items -
although I have yet to work out which ones in Adobe Reader 6 will switch off
(Acrobat's) phone-home!


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Nomad" wrote in message
news:T9dIc.15129$iw3.2232@clgrps13...
- Using WinME
- Have Office 2000 installed
- Have Adobe Acrobat installed

When I go Run / MSConfig, I see that I have the following (among others)
programs execute on startup: a. MS Office Startup and
b. Acrobat Assistant

I uncheck them, apply the changes and reboot.

Upon the reboot, I again run Run / MSConfig, and the above two programs
are still there , being executed in my startup cfg.

How can I terminate their startup upon boot?

FWIW, I just got pointed to the following tweak for Adobe Reader - which
kills the phone-home, and also speeds loading!
Reader speedup from Joseph Cox

http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk

worked well for me.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"General Mailbox" wrote in message
news:8GAIc.2130$3u2.98@fed1read01...
Hmmm...I haven't thought about the "phone-home" thing for awhile. Is
anyone
running a page listing known progs and procedures to prevent this process?
Kevin

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Use the Preferences in the applications to disable the startup items -
although I have yet to work out which ones in Adobe Reader 6 will switch
off
(Acrobat's) phone-home!


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Nomad" wrote in message
news:T9dIc.15129$iw3.2232@clgrps13...
- Using WinME
- Have Office 2000 installed
- Have Adobe Acrobat installed

When I go Run / MSConfig, I see that I have the following (among
others)
programs execute on startup: a. MS Office Startup and
b. Acrobat Assistant

I uncheck them, apply the changes and reboot.

Upon the reboot, I again run Run / MSConfig, and the above two
programs
are still there , being executed in my startup cfg.

How can I terminate their startup upon boot?

Just reading this, what version Reader does it work on, I have v6 on here
and have been offered a couple of downloads for the
program, I always refuse them. g
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
FWIW, I just got pointed to the following tweak for Adobe Reader -
which kills the phone-home, and also speeds loading!
Reader speedup from Joseph Cox

http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk

worked well for me.

I'm using it on v6.0.0 - there's a v6.0.1 which is also works on....
(from the readme.txt file)
SUPPORTS
--------
This software supports the speed-up of the following:
(Note: CE, free, and full versions are supported)

Adobe Acrobat 3.0 (experimental)
Adobe Acrobat 4.0
Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5
Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Adobe Acrobat 5.1
Adobe Acrobat 5.5
Adobe Reader 6.0
Adobe Reader 6.0.1



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
Just reading this, what version Reader does it work on, I have v6 on here
and have been offered a couple of downloads for the
program, I always refuse them. g
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
FWIW, I just got pointed to the following tweak for Adobe Reader -
which kills the phone-home, and also speeds loading!
Reader speedup from Joseph Cox

http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk

worked well for me.

Thanks Noel, downloaded but not yet installed g
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
I'm using it on v6.0.0 - there's a v6.0.1 which is also works on....
(from the readme.txt file)
SUPPORTS
--------
This software supports the speed-up of the following:
(Note: CE, free, and full versions are supported)