Topic: yahoo start up

[mr plasma]

can anyone help me with yahoo starting up when i switch my PC on. every time i boot up my PC yahoo messenger starts up wanting me to log on.i don't want to delete yahoo as i and my family use it. i have run msconfig.exe and unchecked it in the start up but for some reason it returns checked again the next time i reboot the PC. PS i have clicked on apply before exiting the msconfig.exe start up.   heres hoping someone out there can help me

[RSJK]

Mr Plasma I have the same problem aswell, very annoying

[euronerd]

The Yahoo toolbar or whatever it's called, hasn't downloaded itself has it? I believe it can/could do unless you specifically uncheck a box. Don't know the code names for any of these things though.

Geoff.

[plot73]

Launch messenger.

Go the messenger menu item at the top and then Preferences. On the General setting you'll find a box you can untick to stop messenger launching automatically.

Richard
 

[Marymary]

I've got a similar problem with Picasa which I downloaded to try & resize pics to post on here, at first it worked then it didn't so I uninstalled the programme but it keeps appearing at startup, I can't find it in the start menu & it makes my computer take ages to boot up. 

Sorry Mr P didn't mean to hijack your thread but thought you had the answer by now & my prob seems pretty similar.  :)

[electron]

I've got a similar problem with Picasa

Try an installer such as CCleaner, this should rid you of the problem.

Google search for this.

[davy1]

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

[Yellow Petals]

CCleaner is super duper, I use it all the time but one has to know how to use it first and not just install and let rip else changes might be made that are not wanted.

[manicscousers]

that's fun, just used it, what kind of unwelcome changes can i look forward to ?

[mr plasma]

i do use cccleaner but as far as i can tell that just wipes history and nothing else or am i wrong? it doesnt stop yahoo running when i boot my pc

[Yellow Petals]

Mr P, try

Start Menu
Settings
Task Bar & Start Menu
Click Start Menu Tab
Customise (I think, depending on which version of Windows you are using)
Remove, Scroll down until you see
Start Up, double click on it and if there is a Yahoo in there, highlight it and click the
Remove icon

If this doesn't work and the advice by Plot73 doesn't work then I surely is baffled!

[mr plasma]

plot 73 your advice did the trick many thanks to you and all who took the trouble to offer help thank you

[RSJK]

another thank you from me Plot 73