Startup Programs - Change

The program will check if its up to date when you run it. Updaters are spyware that are not needed.

Google is pernicious spyware which tracks your every move and pastes interest ads everywhere you go. I would uninstall any Google in Control Panel and stay signed out of their sites. Use the stable Google search box built into your browser, but do not use Chrome. You can also mitigate this spying some and at least stop the ads from profiling you by running Consumer Opt-out | NAI: Network Advertising Initiative.

hi gregrocker and vistaking, tq very much for your answer. i've disabled many things now including google update.
i have 1 thing that's still enabled that i want to disable and need you guys take once again on it.

do you guys disabled the startup option of java platform auto-updater...?

I've read a couple months ago about java security problems and stuff, so... to be honest i want to disable it, i like having as little startup program as possible.. but how and when does java auto-update if i disable it...?


cheers,

KP!

If you don't enable the Updater then the program will normally update when you run it.

Do you know that you even use Java? I've stopped including it on my installs and no one has been prompted for it yet as far as I know.

gregrocker said:

If you don't enable the Updater then the program will normally update when you run it.

Do you know that you even use Java? I've stopped including it on my installs and no one has been prompted for it yet as far as I know.

Totally agree with Greg. I uninstalled Java about 2 years ago and haven't missed it at all.

I also followed Greg's advice about disabling everything except my anti-virus program in msconfig>Startup and >Services. Again, no problems at all and everything that was disabled still gets required updates when I run it.

You might be interested in a free product called Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector.) It checks your installed software and lets you know if something needs updating. I run it once a week (just before making my system image) just to double-check things. And it too can be disabled at startup. :)

Free Computer Security - Personal Software Inspector (PSI) - Secunia

You could also do this with gpedit.msc
User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Login - Run these programs at startup

Infinite said:

You could also do this with gpedit.msc
User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Login - Run these programs at startup

Providing you're running 7 Pro, Enterprise or Ultimate since gpedit isn't included in Home Premium, Home Basic and Starter Editions.

This previous Forum thread has some info about adding gpedit to those versions:

Reliable Tweak to add gdedit to Win 7 Home Premium

Brink said:

Unfortunately it's no longer available with this message at the link for this.

11 Aug 2012. The download is no longer available and comments closed.

How about this?

Or don't you support associations with AskVG?