Posted by aoksite1@gmail.com on 01/24/08 16:24

On Jan 24, 10:19 am, Adrienne Boswell <arb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "aoksi...@gmail.com" <aoksite1
> @gmail.com> writing in news:57c08e68-a329-4cbb-9c59-0f6f3bf9b6d5
> @s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
>
> > You really need to stay away from Quicktime it is not used by most
> > people and requires a lengthy download to use, and it tends to take
> > over a person's computer like a nasty virus.
>
> There are ways to stop Quicktime and others from doing this. Try using
> Startup Monitor from Mike Lin [www.mlin.net/]. It sits in memory (very
> small), and stops things from trying to load on start. He also has StartUp
> Control Panel, which allows you to get to all the things that are already
> there, that you might not want. I've been using both for years, and
> recommend them highly.
>
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> Please respond to the group so others can share

You can also use msconfig ( if running Windows) to stop Qucktime but
every time you update you have to do it all again. The point is it
requires a lengthy download and installs a lot of junk like iTunes
that you might not want.

Daniel

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