# vista and blocked startup programs

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 25, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561 "2008-06-25T05:51:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/1 "2008-06-25T05:51:28Z")

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How do you unblock programs from starting? The driver for my spaceball is setup to start upon windows starting, but every time I get a message saying “windows blocked some programs from starting” and I have to manually allow it to start. I looked through windows defender for a way to allow it, but can’t find it. Anyone know how to do it?

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**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/2 "2008-06-25T07:19:15Z")

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msconfig

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/3 "2008-06-25T08:51:04Z")

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> [@sureshot007](#):
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> msconfig

yup msconfig -\> startup

what i want to know is how to turn that stupid alert off

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/4 "2008-06-26T14:44:48Z")

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well, it says that it’s enabled and everything looks ok. Still wont start automatically though.

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**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/5 "2008-06-26T15:00:36Z")

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Google

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**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-blocked-startup-programs/50561/6 "2008-06-26T20:06:57Z")

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start \> control panel \> user accounts \> turn user account control on or off

then of course…turn it off. see if that helps