autoruns

  1. J

    Windows 7 Error changing item state: Access is denied

    I am trying to clear off my Logon tab under Autoruns.exe. I clicked Run as Administrator, and every time I try to de-select anything, this message pops up: "Error changing item state: Access is denied" What do I do?
  2. N

    Windows 7 Win7 Can't Boot or Safe Boot ANY disk due to STOP 0x7B

    I can no longer boot 64-bit Win 7 Pro in normal or Safe Mode on ANY disk due to BSOD: STOP 0x0000007B (0XFFFF880009A97E8, 0XFFFFFFFFC0000034, 0, 0). The motherboard is an Asus Z-87A. NOTE: I profusely apologize, but since I can't even boot in Safe Mode, I cannot run the "W7F Diagnostic Tool"...
  3. N

    Windows 7 How do I use Autoruns to determine what's slowing down my boot time?

    Windows 7 Professional Dell Workstation.
  4. K

    Windows 7 Deleted autostart for login box

    Hello, on my Dell Vostro 3700 with W7 64 I ran the MS autoruns tool to get rid of some autostart programs. I must also have unchecked the box for the service which launches the login box (yes, lesson learned...) Upon booting I now see the Windows screen, but can't login anymore - the login box...
  5. C

    Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice

    I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...
  6. C

    Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice

    I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...
  7. JimL

    Windows 7 Autoruns missing entry

    OK, I should have known to be more careful when I removed some entries from autoruns. It is so maddening to have every software company on Earth trying to stick something on my computer and auto run it. Yes, they often do it without asking. Or ask about something else, then stick their junk...
  8. 1

    Windows 7 Green ribbon/bar of death

    I have spent all weekend reinstalling windows after all the problems I was having, ive installed all updates an all my programs and one of the problems I had before has returned but not as bad when i open "my computer" nothing shows in there and the green bar slowly goes along and keeps...
  9. Z

    VIDEO Context menu error:windows is stopped working after right click a file

    Hey, everytime i right click on a file my windows explorer is stopped working. With some files it works but 9/10 not. I have already tried: -deleted .reg files. -disable enable context files with autoruns or shellexview -replace explorer.exe -replace shell32.dll -deleted broken .reg files...
  10. News

    Quick Tip: Manage the autorun process in Windows 7 with SysInternals AutoRuns

    Sysinternals AutoRuns allows you to manage every autorun process and application on your Windows 7 system from a single, user-friendly window. Link Removed
  11. Paul Lima

    Windows 7 Netintelligence removed, but it still creates files ??

    Hi I recently got a laptop with Netintelligence pre installed, i didnt have the password so i had to use 'Autoruns' to remove it by force I have successfully removed all known entries of that program (inc the Reg) But after looking in my system with hidden files visible i noticed its still...
  12. M

    Windows 7 Hard drive load maxed out for about 2 minutes after boot - no applications launch etc.

    Everytime I start Windows, for almost 2 minutes after login, the hard drive read-writes are completed maxed out. MSE and what not starts before then, but Messenger, browsers etc can't be started until the load drops off some. I've attached my bootlog and system info, as requested by TorrentG...
  13. kevin from Chi-town

    Windows 7 How to Remove Persistent Browser Hijacks from Infected PC

    This came from part of a HiJackThis log.... Hosts- 74.XXX.40.xxx paybillsnow.com (this is not the address, I will not give real link because it hyperlinks directly to infection) (There are multiple addresses linking to these browser HiJacks, I'm only showing one) This seem to be some...
  14. B

    Windows 7 How Fast Should W7 Boot?

    OK, It's in! I used Paul Thurrott's procedure and everything just worked. Blew away the Lenovo Vista Ultimate 32 bit partitions and expanded freed up space into 1 320GB partition now running W7 Pro 64 bit. I plan on shrinking the 320 down create a data drive / partition later. So now that it's...
  15. T

    Windows 7 Can't turn off task scheduler

    I'm stumped... I want to turn off the task scheduler... so far I've tried these methods without success: 1. Run Task Scheduler and look for the OFF option under options... nothing there but a disk cleaning uption. It used to be there in previous versions of windows 2. Task Manager and went...
  16. T

    Routine maintenance recommendations.

    The amount of time you spend on your computer and the amount of testing and experimenting with new software you do would determine how often you should do maintenance. If you do not have these programs you can Google them. They are all free. If you do not have these set to run as scheduled...
  17. kevin from Chi-town

    Windows 7 What Spyware Software Do You use?

    Just a non-scientific poll on what people are using . Any specific reasons (like when Webroot delisted 180solutions) would be helpful. This does not include HJT, Autoruns, or CWShredder since they should be used by all anyway
  18. kemical

    Autoruns for Windows

    Autoruns 9.30 MS has released AutoRuns 9.30, updating this free startup software identification utility. This version adds support for additional shell extension points, better handles malformed paths, and fixes a bug in Vista.
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