INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Mr ChriZ on May 14, 2006, 01:11:01 pm

Title: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: Mr ChriZ 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?

Title: Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: Alex B on May 14, 2006, 01:27:09 pm

Remove the iTunes entries from this registry branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Title: Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: Mr ChriZ on May 14, 2006, 01:28:17 pm

Ah brilliant, cheers Alex!

Title: Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: dNj on May 14, 2006, 04:07:20 pm

Alex, thanks over here too. Also, Mr. Chriz good OT post.
thanks

Title: Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: JaredH 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).

Title: Re: OT?: Removing ITunesHelper.exe without removing ITunes
Post by: GHammer 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.