some programs will have the option on them somewhere to uncheck start on start up also. Did you look in the program itself? I'm not familiar with it. I also use a program - Start up monitor - if you're hestitant to mess in the registry - http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml CrisS ----- Original Message ----- From: ~OoO~ To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Removing auto start of Lotus You can probably find an entry for it under START > RUN > msconfig [ENTER] > then the startup tab, and see if its listed there somewhere. Just uncheck it. When restarting, you'll get a notice saying you modified the startup. Place a checkmark in the box so it doesn't tell you anymore. ---Troth At 9/23/2003 02:04 PM, Robert Carneal wrote: >I have Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 which inserted itself so that Smart Start loads >at power up. I would like to remove that. > >Can anyone tell me how to do so. If editing the registry is a must, which >keys do I look for? To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk