If you press Windows + R and enter msconfig into the Run box you should then be able to select the Startup tab, uncheck any apps (including the Google Desktop Toolbar) you do not want to run at startup, click OK, and reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.
Hope this helps,
John
I use Google Desktop on my Vista PC, but I want to deselect the Google Desktop Toolbar at start up so that I automatically have a transluscent taskbar in Vista (when Google's toolbar is running, the taskbar becomes solid).
I've looked through the Google Desktop preferences to no avail; I can't find any way to disable this "feature" on startup. Instead, I have to right click on the taskbar, go to Toolbars and deselect Google Desktop each time I boot the PC. It's a minor inconvenience, I realize, but still annoying.
Does anyone know how to disable the Google Desktop toolbar on start up?

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