The Microsoft way to do this:
1. Run program msconfig
2. Go to the startup tab
3. Uncheck the lines you don't want to run
4. OK
No need to use a third party utility.
Kees
When I use EasyCleaner's Startup Inspector to stop programs opening on startup, I get the following Error message (assume it's AdobeAcrobat that I want to remove from the startup list for the purposes of this question)...
Error
Failed to write the undo-file (C:\ProgramFiles\Toniarts\EasyCleaner\Undo|AdobeAcrobat.reg)! Nothing will be deleted!
I'm running Vista on an old Dell laptop.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

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