folder on desktop on strtup

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after installing the software for my Visioneer scanner, the Visioneer program
folder always loads to the desktop when I start the computer.
 
Go to Start>Run type 'msconfig' and when the System Configuration Utility
appears, select the Startup tab. You see whether your program is started
from a registry entry or the startup folder. You may see two types of
startup folders, Common Startup and just Startup.
 
looks like visioneer is started from a registry entry. should i disable this?

Colin Barnhorst said:
Go to Start>Run type 'msconfig' and when the System Configuration Utility
appears, select the Startup tab. You see whether your program is started
from a registry entry or the startup folder. You may see two types of
startup folders, Common Startup and just Startup.

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ptsnyder said:
Tried the "Startup" program, but Visioneer does not appear in the Startup
list
 
Set a restore point in System Restore. Then when you open regedit and
navigate to the key, I would export the key to the desktop (the export
function is on the File menu in Regedit). Then delete the key and reboot.

If you somehow mess something up, use System Restore to reverse the change.
Saving the registry key is an emergency measure.

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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ptsnyder said:
looks like visioneer is started from a registry entry. should i disable
this?

Colin Barnhorst said:
Go to Start>Run type 'msconfig' and when the System Configuration Utility
appears, select the Startup tab. You see whether your program is started
from a registry entry or the startup folder. You may see two types of
startup folders, Common Startup and just Startup.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
ptsnyder said:
Tried the "Startup" program, but Visioneer does not appear in the
Startup
list

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In ptsnyder <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

after installing the software for my Visioneer scanner, the
Visioneer
program folder always loads to the desktop when I start the
computer.

Disable it from starting up with Windows boot with this ONLY if you
can't
find out how to disable it using the programs options:

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

Galen
 
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