I need help with a program on my computer!?

Question

I have the Kodak EasyShare software, I love it and everything but I hate that it automatically starts up on my taskbar when I turn on my computer (it makes the start-up slower!)! How do I stop that? Help!

Answer 1

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First off, you may not have the Run command on your Start menu. So follow these directions:

1) Right-click on your taskbar (the bottom blue, green, or silver bar, depending on what color it is) and click Properties.
2) Go to the Start Menu tab.
3) Click Customize.
4) A window will open up, go to the Advanced tab.
5) Scroll down on the middle section while looking for an option that says "Run command" and check it.
6) Click ok on both windows and you should have the run command available to you for use.

Afterwards:

1) Click on your Start menu button
2) Click on Run. When the window opens up, type msconfig.
3) A window called the System Configuration Utility will pop up. Go to the Startup tab and look for the option that says Kodac Easy Share on the Command section (this section gives you the location of the file that is starting up so you should be able to identify it).
4) After you find it, uncheck it. You more than likely dont know what all of that stuff is, so just uncheck the Kodak one and click OK. It will prompt you to restart, you don't have too.

Next time you do reboot your computer, you will get prompted saying that the startup was changed and asking if you want to display that message again. Check it so it doesn't display it again and click ok. The Kodac software shouldn't load anymore. If it does, then go back and see if you missed any other option and uncheck it.

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I'm a computer technician.

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Thank you so much!

Answer 2

The following will allow you to adjust the setting for ALL programs that start up with windows. I assume you are running Windows XP.

1. click Start
2. click Run
3. Type: msconfig into the dialog box and click "OK"
4. Click the "startup" tab on the window that appears.
5. Here you will see check boxes listed next to programs. Some program names will be very ambigous, but if you resize the fields (like resizing cells in excel) you can see where the program is located. So, NVset might not mean anything, but since its located in the Norton Anti-virus folder you can tell it is necessary for Norton to run.
6. Un-check the boxes for the programs you dont wish to load when your computer starts up. If you arent sure what a program is you can always do a search for the program name online. There are multiple sites on the net dedicated to catalouging programs and their intent.
7. When finished click "OK". You will be prompted to restart your computer.
8. When your computer starts up again, you will recieve a message that the contents of your startup folder have been altered. This message is normal, check the box "dont show this message again" and click OK. This message is designed to protect you against viruses that may try to alter the startup contents without your knowledge. If you see this message and you have NOT done anything to your startup folder, then someone or somthing has tinkered with your computer.

Answer 3

Start Menu: Run
Type "msconfig" and click OK
This opens the System Configuration Utility.
On the Startup tab, look for an application that represents the Kodak EasyShare software, and uncheck the box next to it.
Don't mess with anything else in this application unless you know what you're doing.

Answer 4

Check the options or preferences first. If there is no check box to clear for "Run at Startup" then try msconfig. On the start menu choose run and type msconfig in the box. The last tab should have all the processes which load at startup. Uncheck the easy share. close. It won't startup again.

Answer 5

Go to Start, Run, type msconfig, go to startup tab, look for the program, check the box next to it and click disable.

Answer 6

Once your computer turns on, open up Kodak EasyShare and open of the "options" or "preferences" menu. I'm not certain what will be in that menu but there should be a check box that tells the program to start-up with windows. If that box is checked, uncheck it.
If there is not any kind of option for that then all i can suggest is to ctrl+alt+delete it while its turning on and fince the kodak process and turn it off thru that before it gets goin.