microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

I just want to stop a program from automatically starting. It is a
scheduled task in an Antivirus program scheduled within that program. I
cannot change the settings to stop the task because it is password protected
and I can't get the password. So I want to stop it from running unless I
manually start it. So, I don't want to either rename the extension or
delete the file.


"Dennis Dow" wrote in message
news:ezOAgtkmIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Renaming the suffix would probably be the best. Deleting it also works
> but is a little more drastic. Without knowing more of your
> requirements, we're limited in terms of quality recommendations.
>
> Dennis
>
> BBran wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using XPSP2.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to block a program from starting?
>>