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Author Topic: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes  (Read 1677 times)

Mr ChriZ

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OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« on: May 14, 2006, 01:11:01 pm »
This is slightly off topic but something that comes up here fairly regulairly
the removal of the ITunesHelper process and IPodService
I don't want to remove ITunes because every blue moon this strange
requirement occurs where I do actually need to use it.  However
I don't really want those 2 processes running all the time. (I'm cutting down,
on proccessed stuff).  :)
So I was just wondering if anyone found away of removing just those services?
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Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2006, 01:27:09 pm »
Remove the iTunes entries from this registry branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2006, 01:28:17 pm »
Ah brilliant, cheers Alex!
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Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2006, 04:07:20 pm »
Alex, thanks over here too. Also, Mr. Chriz good OT post.
thanks
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Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2006, 04:35:52 pm »
Run > msconfig

A great tool for controlling your startup services and processes.

Just be sure that you don't enable or disable Microsoft services without knowing exactly what they do (or don't do).
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Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2006, 10:03:51 pm »
Get Autoruns v8.51
It will show you anything and everything about what starts with Windows.
You can get info on any item.
Of course you can disable/enable items as well.

Free and excellent.

Much easier/safer than direct edit of the registry for this sort of thing.
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