Vista - Blocked start-up programs

Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???

Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program behavior from there.



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Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
"Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
> all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
>

It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see this
stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the program
updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.

"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:

> Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program behavior from there.
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
> Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
> "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
> > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
> >

I agree - Windows Defender is annoying over-zealous when it comes to blocking
programs it doesn't know. There should be a way to tell it to trust a certain
program permanently, rather than having to choose to run the program every
time Windows loads. This is immensely irritating. The same can be said of the
way 3rd party security firms are/were being locked out of the Windows kernel.

Microsoft is clearly erring on the side of caution with Vista, but frankly I
don't think they've got the balance right.

"djet" wrote:

> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see this
> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the program
> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
>
> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>
> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program behavior from there.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tom Ziegmann
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
> > >

So is there any solution except disabling UAC?

BTW, does anyone know how to allow in ACT an app to load its own driver and
redirect %ProgramFiles\App" writes to profile?

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Regards,
djet
Microsoft Certified Professional


"djet" wrote:

> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see this
> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the program
> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
>
> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>
> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program behavior from there.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tom Ziegmann
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
> > >

Check to see if your program is being blocked by Windows Defender or UAC.


"djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C64FC529-9A5E-4C40-B71F-B4B2CD894876@microsoft.com...
> So is there any solution except disabling UAC?
>
> BTW, does anyone know how to allow in ACT an app to load its own driver
> and
> redirect %ProgramFiles\App" writes to profile?
>
> --
> Regards,
> djet
> Microsoft Certified Professional
>
>
> "djet" wrote:
>
>> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see
>> this
>> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
>> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the
>> program
>> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
>>
>> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>>
>> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows
>> > Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program
>> > behavior from there.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Tom Ziegmann
>> > Microsoft Certified Professional
>> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
>> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
>> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> > news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this
>> > > program
>> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
>> > >

It's definitely blocked by UAC:

<quote>
User Account Control prevents programs that require permission or an
administrator password from running automatically when Windows starts.
</quote>

Windows Defender is already disabled both in options and services, and UAC
is configured to run in its least annoying mode (autoconsent w/o promtps, no
secure desktop).

--
Regards,
djet
Microsoft Certified Professional


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Check to see if your program is being blocked by Windows Defender or UAC.
>
>
> "djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C64FC529-9A5E-4C40-B71F-B4B2CD894876@microsoft.com...
> > So is there any solution except disabling UAC?
> >
> > BTW, does anyone know how to allow in ACT an app to load its own driver
> > and
> > redirect %ProgramFiles\App" writes to profile?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > djet
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> >
> >
> > "djet" wrote:
> >
> >> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see
> >> this
> >> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
> >> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the
> >> program
> >> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
> >>
> >> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows
> >> > Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program
> >> > behavior from there.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Tom Ziegmann
> >> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> >> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
> >> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
> >> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> > news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this
> >> > > program
> >> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
> >> > >
>
>

I have a popup on startup and periodically from Windows Defender that says
it is blocking a startup program, but the display shows NO programs blocked.
Very annoying. If it just happened once per session it would be tolerable,
but multiple times?

"djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:687F7DCC-6418-4B40-94BD-AFBB8808FA85@microsoft.com...
> It's definitely blocked by UAC:
>
> <quote>
> User Account Control prevents programs that require permission or an
> administrator password from running automatically when Windows starts.
> </quote>
>
> Windows Defender is already disabled both in options and services, and UAC
> is configured to run in its least annoying mode (autoconsent w/o promtps,
> no
> secure desktop).
>
> --
> Regards,
> djet
> Microsoft Certified Professional
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Check to see if your program is being blocked by Windows Defender or UAC.
>>
>>
>> "djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C64FC529-9A5E-4C40-B71F-B4B2CD894876@microsoft.com...
>> > So is there any solution except disabling UAC?
>> >
>> > BTW, does anyone know how to allow in ACT an app to load its own driver
>> > and
>> > redirect %ProgramFiles\App" writes to profile?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> > djet
>> > Microsoft Certified Professional
>> >
>> >
>> > "djet" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see
>> >> this
>> >> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
>> >> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the
>> >> program
>> >> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
>> >>
>> >> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows
>> >> > Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program
>> >> > behavior from there.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Tom Ziegmann
>> >> > Microsoft Certified Professional
>> >> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
>> >> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
>> >> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> >> > news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use
>> >> > > this
>> >> > > program
>> >> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
>> >> > >
>>
>>

I'm also having the same problem, I want DynDNS updater to run at startup,
but it appears that this app need administrator privileges so Windows
Defender bloks it. I couldn't find a way to explicit say that I trust this
software to run at startup, anybody have an idea how to do that?

I notice it exists in Windows Defender a tool witch is allowed software, but
i could find a way to add the software there.

Any help will be truly appreciated!

"John Barnes" wrote:

> I have a popup on startup and periodically from Windows Defender that says
> it is blocking a startup program, but the display shows NO programs blocked.
> Very annoying. If it just happened once per session it would be tolerable,
> but multiple times?
>
> "djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:687F7DCC-6418-4B40-94BD-AFBB8808FA85@microsoft.com...
> > It's definitely blocked by UAC:
> >
> > <quote>
> > User Account Control prevents programs that require permission or an
> > administrator password from running automatically when Windows starts.
> > </quote>
> >
> > Windows Defender is already disabled both in options and services, and UAC
> > is configured to run in its least annoying mode (autoconsent w/o promtps,
> > no
> > secure desktop).
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > djet
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> >
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >
> >> Check to see if your program is being blocked by Windows Defender or UAC.
> >>
> >>
> >> "djet" <djet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C64FC529-9A5E-4C40-B71F-B4B2CD894876@microsoft.com...
> >> > So is there any solution except disabling UAC?
> >> >
> >> > BTW, does anyone know how to allow in ACT an app to load its own driver
> >> > and
> >> > redirect %ProgramFiles\App" writes to profile?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Regards,
> >> > djet
> >> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "djet" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> It won't help. I completely disabled Windows Defender and still I see
> >> >> this
> >> >> stupid warning that the system won't let me run the needed app with
> >> >> Administrator privileges. >:-E Please don't ask me to wait for the
> >> >> program
> >> >> updates, there won't be any as was abandoned long time ago.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Open Windows Defender by going to Start -> All Programs -> Windows
> >> >> > Defender and go to the Tools and you can modify different program
> >> >> > behavior from there.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Tom Ziegmann
> >> >> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> >> >> > Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
> >> >> > Windows Server 2003 TechBeta Tester
> >> >> > "Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:OefxR0Y8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > > Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use
> >> >> > > this
> >> >> > > program
> >> >> > > all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
> >> >> > >
> >>
> >>
>
>

Try using task scheduler and run the program with highest privileges
triggered at log on. The user account should be your own account.
It works here for a program that had the same problem but I am using a
Domain Account to log on with.


"Kue2" wrote:

> Is there a way to unblock a start up program permanently? I use this program
> all the time & whenever I reboot I have to unblock it. anyone???
>
>