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by kmc

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This is something I have been fighting with since I updated my RealPlayer. The new update has placed an auto update reference in my start sequence but, there is no reference to it in the list when you do CTRL+ALT+DEL, not a big deal.

The part that is the pain is in the actual startup list. I have gone into msconfig multiple times and disabled the RealPlayer update to no avail. It will be disabled for one or two startups but low and behold it's back again without provocation. I want to perminantly disable this thing but not matter what i do it always comes back to haunt me, and it's surprising how much RAM this thing eats up, and it also slows down my boot up.

The reference in startup is:
TkBellExe Real/Update_OB/evntsvc.exe-osboot
Any ideas?

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by thechas

Look in the preferences menu of real player itself.

If you don't disable the phone home options from there, they will be re-installed everytime you run real player.

Chas

by kmc

Unfortunately that doesn't help me at all. Disabling options in the preferences was the first thing I did. As I said, this thing has me stumped..:)

by thechas

I'll go ahead and install RealOne, and see what I find on my system.

In the meantime, I suggest you download and run Ad-Aware from Lavasoft www.lavasoftusa.com

This program searches for and disables most add and spyware.

Chas

by thechas

Okay, here's where I am at;

I did a custom install of RealOne.
They sure want to take over your system!
I said no to every auto-anything option.
I then did not allow RealPlayer to contact Real Networks when the installation was complete.

I went through every screen of Tools Preferences, and disabled anything that had to do with internet connections or updates.
There was something on nearly every section.

I ran msconfig, and found a new line added to startup.
TkBellExe
I disabled this.

It looks like the next step to disableing the auto-update feature would be to move (delete) the folder Program Files\Common Files\Real|Update_OB
Or, at least the file evntsvc.exe in the folder.

I will see what happens after a couple of days.

Chas

by thechas

Sorry, I got to busy, and didn't get back to you sooner.

Anyhow, I ended up removeing Real Player from my system.

I don't recal any problems other than taking over a few file associations.

Chas

by kmc

Sorry Chas, thought I had answered your last post a while ago. Guess it didn't go through. If that idea works please let me know, it's about the only thing I haven't done...:)

Karen

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