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    Getting rid of the TPM icon in the system tray

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by groston, Oct 13, 2006.

  1. groston

    groston Notebook Enthusiast

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    All,

    I need to send this computer to my Dad on Monday, so a quick reply would be appreciated.

    On a new Hel80 computer - I installed the TPM driver so there wouldn't be an unrecognized device in the Device Manager. Seems that this causes an icon to appear in the system tray and a bunch of processes to be launched at boot time.

    How can I get rid of all of this? Shoudl I simply disable the device in Device Manager? Is that a 'permanent' solution or would it be re-enabled after a reboot?

    Thanks!
     
    groston, Oct 13, 2006
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  2. Kil4Thril

    Kil4Thril Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm watching this one. Same thing
     
    Kil4Thril, Oct 13, 2006
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  3. racerdg

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    You can disable any program that runs at startup in the system tray by running msconfig and clicking on the startup tab. You can uncheck TPM and any other program you don't want to be running in the system tray.
     
    racerdg, Oct 13, 2006
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  4. groston

    groston Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK - stumbled upon the answer.

    1st off - msconfig never works right and wouldn't work at all here. These programs are not launched from any of the usual locations - they get launched as a part of a system driver.

    The answer is (feeling kinda sheepish) to uninstall the TPM application that was installed along with the device driver.
     
    groston, Oct 13, 2006
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    racerdg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since I don't have my HEL80 yet, I'll have to go with groston on this one.

    I have used msconfig in the past to disable programs from running and have never had an issue. Is there a better way to disable programs from running in the system tray?
     
    racerdg, Oct 13, 2006
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    Disabled in msconfig works so far.
     
    Kil4Thril, Oct 13, 2006
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  7. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I use a program called CCleaner (Google it). Not only is it a good program for cleaning up things like browser cache and outdated registry entries, it has a section for looking at and removing items from Windows startup. Best part of all is that it's freeware, no ads, nags or anything. :)
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 16, 2006
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