cannot find downloaded software in services

[genxie]

in vista basic, openoffice writer and brother printer driver software were easily found in startup services and could be blocked...in windows 7 they dont even show up in the ' services ' list to be enabled or disabled. why? and where are they so I can block them from being on startup? ( I know about going into msconfig and taking them off startup list but that is selective startup not normal startup and I dont like doing that ).

 

[Pauly]

msconfig is user specific
try going into run, services.msc
this will affect all users

 

[genxie]

no luck on services.msc....

 

[Jacee]

Did you click on the tab "services" in task manager? Do you see either or both running?

 

[genxie]

niether are running in task manager..what does that mean, they startup but dont run after startup?

 

[richc46]

In search type turn windows features Then click turn windows features on and off. Then go from there. Hope this works.

 

[genxie]

in the - turn windows features - again, everything is listed but I need to know which one :

- windows process activation service ?

- print and document services ( I use printers so turn this on ? )

- internet information services ?

- indexing service ?

- XPS services ( already turned on ) ?

 

[Jacee]

Download "Startup Control" by Mike Lin
Startup Control Panel Freeware download and review - manage startup programs from SnapFiles

Run as Administrator. If you don't get a shortcut (on your desktop), open the control panel and you'll see an icon that says startup ... right click, run as admin

 

[fseal]

Are they services or are they just startup programs?

There are two startup folders, one for yourself and one for all users. Maybe they are in the all users and you have been looking in the one for yourself?

 

[Jacee]

This is a pretty good little app. As you can see, there are tabs with start up programs ... uncheck the ones you don't want to automatically load. My example:

 

[genxie]

how do I find the all users startup folder ?

 

[fseal]

Sadly I am not on my W7 box so this may not be quite right, but on XP it was right click the start button and select "Open All Users" at the bottom. Then navigate to the "Programs" then "Startup". Startup program shortcuts common to all system users are there.

 

[genxie]

there is no open all users on right click at start for windows 7 - I'll have a look around

 

[fseal]

Crud, probably because that would require admin privs. Well maybe someone here can figure out how to get there.

While external programs for managing those things are nice, I personally like to know how to do them "natively" as I am in front of so many computers and whatever nice program I may have at home is just not going to be installed on everything I am working on