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by david.velasquez

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Someone that manages our network has done something which is causes IE to launch when I log on. It is extremely annoying. I have checked the registry RUN keys, and obvious places but cannot figure out how to disable this. Any ideas?

Thanks.

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by bfilmfan

Which OS is having this issue?

What kind of network OS is running?

If it is Active Directory, is there a GPO firing this off?

by david.velasquez

I am running Windows XP Pro, on a Windows XP network. I have no idea on the GPO. I am speaking from a workstation standpoint. Whether I am logged onto the network or not, (I am a laptop), IE starts when I sign on to the PC. I am trying to figure out how to disable what is causing IE to launch when I sign on.

Thanks!

by willcomp

My vote goes to adware/spyware. If you have Win2000 or WinXP, go to microsoft.com, download, and install Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta. It's good, it's free (for now) and has effective resident protection.

Other options, both of which are good and well worth installing in addition to any other adware/spware removal software, are Ad-Aware SE and Spybot. Both are free and available at download.com.

Dalton

by wlbowers

It might not be IE directly. It could be something that calls IE.

Download Hijack This: http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

Hijack This
This program is useful in that it shows what is currently loading on startup.

Once you find the offender you can check the line box and click on the fix box.

Good Luck Lee

by sgt_shultz

did you check task scheduler. you may have to be logged in as the user who made it to see it

by sandeep_ty123

Hi,

That could probably be a virus or a spyware.You could try the following....
1.Click run
2.Type msconfig
3.Click the "start up" tab
4.You have a bunch of items that appear during start up......uncheck the one that seems related to your issue(or click the one that says...disable all)
NOTE:Disabling them does not mean that you are removing them from the system...but you only disable them during the startup from running in the back ground.
5.Click apply and then click OK
6.It will prompt to restart...click restart....this should help you.

regards
Sandeep
sandeep_ty123@rediffmail.com
INDIA

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