Laptop Start Up

[sprayermick]

I am running Win XP but on start up Spotify starts as well, how do I remove this from start up?, I am not a computer wizard so in layman's terms please

[chrisgel]

Hi, I don't have XP so am not to sure how to adjust startup programs through Windows.
If nobody comes along to answer this question I can recommend a free program you can download which I have used for years.
Its called WinPatrol and it's from
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
This not only gives you complete control of startup programs but notifies you if malware tries to make changes to your PC such as changing your home page etc.

[Kevink]

Seems a lot of people have the same problem.

This fix apparently works:

First open Spotify if it is not already running.

(1) Delete the Spotify Icon on your desktop if you currently have one. (Any Spotify shortcuts created before completing these steps will no longer work).

(2) Open task manager (ctrl + shift + esc)

(3) Switch to Processes tab and Right-Click "Spotify.exe" and select "open file location".

(4) In this folder you should see two application files named, "Spotify" and "SpotifyLauncher".
Right click each file and add a 1 to the end of the file name.
"Spotify1" and "SpotifyLauncher1"

(5) Right click Spotify1 and select create shortcut. It should make a shortcut icon which you can drag to your desktop. (This file can be renamed to anything as long as the target is not changed).

Once this is complete, it should no longer load on startup. You can now use the created desktop shortcut to open Spotify.

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I found it here: http://tinyurl.com/bw3g4aj

[sprayermick]

Thank you all for your answers.