if you are not familiar with acer laptops, then maybe you should not try to answer questions about them.
..
mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:eO6bXjHXHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote
>
> Yup, I knew most of what you said. The "Launcher.exe" hits on Google were
> not clear to me, however, and I fear that if I allow those Acer programs
> to
> run, they will start another process that I neither need or want.. My
> take
> is if these programs are being blocked, I'm probably doing OK without
> them.
> Or maybe their absence are causing other grief I'm enduring. I miss XP
> Pro,
> where I could avoid issues like this! I stopped using Zone Alarm, because
> it constantly made me make choices like this!
> "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote
> "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote
>> I'm still attempting to get my Laptop set up, thus my posting my question
>> in
>> this "installation_setup" Newsgroup. When the pre-installed Vista Home
>> Premium on my new Acer Laptop starts up, it says some "Startup Programs"
>> have been blocked. The programs it displays as "Not Yet Classified" mean
>> nothing to me. I have no qualification or knowledge that enables me to
>> make any kind of decision about these cryptic programs. "Acer eAP Launch
>> Tool", "Launcher.exe", "Acer Launch Manager", and "eDataSecurity" are the
>> names that Windows Defender displays as "Not Yet Classified" - many
>> others
>> say "Permitted". Does a setting exist that will let Vista decide and
>> quit
>> nagging me about something I can't correct?
>
> Programs are blocked by Defender at startup if they are doing something
> that
> requires admin privileges.
>
> Error message when you reach the Windows Vista Desktop: "Windows has
> blocked
> some startup programs"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930367/en-us
>
> If you want to know what the programs are/do, Google for them or contact
> Acer tech support.
I'm not familiar with Acer laptops, but much of these types of apps that OEM
vendors supply are not essential. To be sure check with Acer tech support.
--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]