How do I turn off programs that automatically start up when I turn on the computer? I want to improve the processing speed of my system and I'm pretty sure programs running in the background are slowing me down.
View 1 RepliesI have a lot of programs that automatically load when I if first log into my iMac. How do I stop them from loading. I am a new iMac user.
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iMac, iOS 7.1.2
Since I work with Lion , all programs start automatically. Takes to much time. How can I change this?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010)
Sometimes when I my computer shuts down unexpectedly, then I start up again, all the programs I had open previously open again automatically. How do I set my prefs so it won't do that?
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iMac 27, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
after logging in i can't open any programs, when i click on somthing it acts like its going to load but never does, a couple of times it ask me to power off and then turn it back on with the same results.
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iMac
When I turn on my Imac it can not find my wireless network automacally, I have to seclect it manually. Apple support has not been apple to find the problem. I also have an MacBook Pro and have no problem with this laptop finding my network everytime.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
ical opens everytime I turn on my computer. How can I make it stop?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Whenever I start up my mac iTunes and Skype open automatically, how do I stop this?
View 2 Replies View Relatedrecently attached an external hard drive with data from an early 2008 Macbook to my early 2009 Macbook running Maverick 10.9.Now my computer will only boot up once in every 10 tries and I can't access any files or my finder.I do get a message saying my start up disc is full and I must delete some files. How can I do this if I mostly just get a grey screen and when it does boot up I can't get my finder to come up
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy parents recently bought an iMac. Yesterday my mom was playing a game when the computer froze. Neither force quit or holding the power button was doing anything so in her frustration she unplugged the system. Today, after plugging in the system again, it won't turn on.
I press the power button on the side of the wireless keyboard and the green light on the keyboard turns on for about 3 sec and then starts flashing. No fans start up and the screen does nothing.
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iMac and Macbook Pro
Mac OS X (10.6.3)
My System fonts seem to be the default, however using other programs the font is different. For example: How can I get rid of this? I have not installed any new fonts or anything!
View 1 Replies View RelatedThere are a number of programs that automatically start up when I boot up my mac. I don't want this to happen as it annoys me! How do I control and change the settings of this?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
How do i get programs to not automatically open when i power on my laptop? I tried system preference > General and unchecked the box "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening" that didnt work.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
When my mac pro i7 is getting started, a lot of programs are starting opening. How to make them -to be opened, only when I press the icon of a program
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MacBook Pro
When I quit my programs & then shut down my computer upon restarting my computer the programs open up automatically. Why are the programs not shutting down?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I would love it if my downloads simply opened using their respective programs (e.g word documents, powerpoint slides, PDFs, etc) after they completely finished downloading in Safari.
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MacBook Pro, iOS 5.0.1
When my Mac Book starts up I have a range of programmes which auto start, safari, google chrome, skype etc..how to turn these off?
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
My menus in OS X 10.5.6 have changed from a blackish gray to a brownish bronze.Its not every application, but Spotify got it.It also affects some websites like the top menuat apple.com, this does show in Safari, and notin FireFox.This can be best described with a screen shot. Do you know how to change it back
View 4 Replies View RelatedJust upgraded to a macbook pro and every time i turn on the laptop about four or five programs open. how do i stop this from happening? I have looked in the system preferences and have not been able to find anything?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I recently bought a macbook pro and need to run some windows programs for work. Is it possible to start my mac and have it go the screen where I can pick either mac or windows for it to start in? I know I can default to one or the other and I know I can hit the option key when starting and get it to the choice screen - I was just hoping I could start the mac and have it go to the choice screen and then I have the option of choosing which op sys I need.
View 6 Replies View RelatedSince I installed Lion all my programs open at start-up. Why?
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13" MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
I am getting a little frustrated. Everytime I start my computer Word, Excel and other programs open. I have tried the following which hasn't helped.
1. I went into system preferences into User/Groups, logins and deleted all items.
2. Hovered over the word in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen, clicked options, unchecked open at login. (I have been closing down the application before loging off)
Other than that I am not sure how to stop these from opening.
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MacBook Air
I recently loaded Lion on my Imac. I have listed two programs for automatic log-on. But 3 other apps automatically log-on as well (Firefox, Mail, Word), even though they are not on the auto log-on list at all. How do I preven them from logging on when I start the computer?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
My mac laptops always bring up that annoying wireless network selection window upon opening, even when I'm connected through a physical cable. Is there any way to automatically turn the airport off when physically connected? This seems like something that should be easy...
View 7 Replies View RelatedI recently downloaded Skype on my MacBookPro, and it launches automatically every time I turn on the computer. I don't see a way to prevent this in the preferences. Anyone know how I can turn that off?
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhen I turn on my Macbook Pro my e-mail program opens automatically. How do I change that setting so it doesn't open?
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MacBook Pro, iOS 5.1.1
On my iMac I have 2 operating systems installed, and Windows 7 and Mac OSX. Until recently I did not use OSX, but I tried as it looks. But now, back when I want Windows 7, I will begin when you turn to run Mac OSX. I know how to switch to Windows, but only temporarily, off the PC and when starting to hold the Alt key and selected by Windows. But after turning the PC begins to load OSX again.
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iMac, Windows 7
When I start my computer up, programs such as excel, word and powerpoint and calender will open up automatically. One day it will open up powerpoint and excel and other days just word and excel, its very random. I tried to find the setting to stop this and cannot
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a 80GB Intel X25-M G2 that cannot boot in less than 30s.
I keep reading that people get bootup times as low as 15s, and I was wondering if there is something I am doing wrong.
I am using about 30 GB of SSD space, and I use a 500 GB 7200 RPM Seagate Momentus XT hybrid as a scratch disk (downloads, documents, pictures, etc.) in the optibay.
I just did a clean install of snow leopard yesterday, formatted my X25 (wrote zeros, mac [journaled]), installed SL, updated, etc. The bootup time went up to over one minute.
I reinstalled snow leopard again (did not format this time) and it went down to 33s. I then reset the pram and it went down to 27s.
Now, it's back around 30s.
My iMac starts up to a white screen and stays that way and won't start.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
