hey listen.... use "start up programs remover buddy" by "scorpion software" it works gr8. evn i faced this problem earlier and i have successfully removed quick time from start up

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Hi Tufenuf and karthik_b23, I will check both programs out. Thanks for the information and the links. I took a quick look at 'Code Stuff Starter' and it looks like a decent program. Thanks and regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."

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Hi Tufenuf, Hope you're still watching this thread because I am still struggling trying to get 'qttask.exe' to stop loading on bootups. I can uncheck it in 'msconfig' and it will not load again until I use Quick Time but as soon as I have to utilize the Program my M/S Anti Spyware pops up and tells me it is allowing Quicktime to load on startup again. It (M/S Antispyware) doesn't ask me if I want to allow it, it justs does it. I have followed all the directions you gave in your previous post and have accomplished them all except getting 'qqtask.exe' out of my MSConfig startup folder completely so it can't load on startup. It is my understanding that getting rid of it will have no effect on the Quicktime program itself, I just won't be able to automatically check for program updates. I tried to find 'qqtask.exe' in a 'Regedit' search looking in Run- and Run Services - but it doesn't show. I am stumped as usual. Any ideas (in layman's terms ...lol)how I might be able to pull this off? Thanks and regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."

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Hi again Tufenuf, Since my last post I have been doing a little more searching with 'Regedit' and I found 'qttask.exe' in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SharedTools\MSConfig\Startupreg\Quick Time Task. When I left clicked on Quick Time Task I discovered this line in the right pane following the word 'Command': "C:\Program Files\Quick Time\qttask.exe" -atboottime This is the same way it is listed in my MSConfig startup folder too so I think it is the same 'trouble maker' (putting itself in my 'startup folder anytime I use Quick Time). Would it be safe to delete this entry without messing up the Quick Time program itself? Thanks and regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."

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Phi, I'd try following the suggestion in my Response Number 6 above then download & install CodeStuff Starter and under the Startups tab uncheck any references to qttask.exe and see what happens. Tufenuf

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Hi Tufenuf, Thanks for responding again. I did as you just suggested and all was well until I went to a site which uses Quick Time to display panoramic photographs. Once I clicked on one of the photos up popped the M/S AntiSpyware Alert window to tell me it had allowed 'Quick Time' to join my Startup programs. I am beginning to think this little 'bugger (qttask.exe) is impossible to get out of the startup tab. I don't mean to add a new subject to this post but in Chuck2's Post #3 he mentioned it could also be listed under the "run=" and "load=" lines in the Win.ini file. Out of curiousity I checked my Win.in listing in MSConfig and it doesn't even list 'run' or 'load'. I remember I had them in my old Win95 and now I am just curious if I should be seeing them in my Win XP too or if it is normal not to see either one? Thanks and regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."

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Phi, Check out the instructions in the thread at the link below. Stop the qttask process in Task Manager(Ctrl/Alt/Del) first then rename the qttask.exe to qttask2.exe or qttask.exe.old. Stop QuickTime from loading at startup It's worth a try. Tufenuf

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Hi Tufenuf, BULLSEYE! Renaming 'qttask.exe' to 'qttask.exe.old' did the trick. I have gone to a couple sites which use Quick Time and fired it up and then rebooted and still have no mention of 'qttask.exe -atboottime' in either MSConfig or Starter. I really appreciate the tip. It was driving me crazy. Do you have any thoughts on why the "load=' or 'run=' lines are not listed in my Win.ini file? Thanks and regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."

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