Windows Technologies – Page 21

June 19, 2012Windows Technologies

Disable MSN Messenger from Auto Starting during Windows Startup or User Logon

Sign on to windows live messenger Click the down arrow that lets you select online, busy, away, etc. Go to the bottom and select "More options" Go to “Sign in” section Choose the "General" tab 4. Uncheck the box beside, "Start Messenger when I log on to my computer” 5. Click the ‘Apply’ button

June 19, 2012Windows Technologies

Disable Skype from Auto Starting during Windows Startup or User Logon

Login to Skype and go to Tools > Options > General > General Settings > Uncheck ‘Start Skype When I Start Windows’ as shown below:

June 18, 2012Repackaging, Windows Technologies

Windows Automatic/Silent Runners – Launch & Hijack Points

Launch Points Here are the registry keys, INI-file sections, files and folders that are checked bySilent Runners and the Operating Systems (OS’s) to which they apply: Item Checked OS 1. HKCUControl PanelDesktopSCRNSAVE.EXE NT4+ 2. HKCUSoftwareClassesCLSID{CLSID}Implemented Categories{00021493-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} HKCUSoftwareClassesCLSID{CLSID}Implemented Categories{00021494-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} W2K+ 3. HKCUSoftwareClasses.batshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.batshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.cmdshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.cmdshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.comshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.comshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.exeshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.exeshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.htashellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.htashellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.pifshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.pifshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasses.scrshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.scrshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassesbatfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesbatfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassescmdfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassescmdfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassescomfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassescomfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassesexefileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesexefileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClasseshtafileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasseshtafileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassespiffileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassespiffileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ HKCUSoftwareClassesscrfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesscrfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ 4. HKCUSoftwareClasses*shellexColumnHandlers […]