Hi. I disabled the GoogleUpdate service but if I look at the processes running, it is always there. How can I truly disable it? I run msconfig, go to Services tab, check the Hide Microsoft services box and GoogleUpdate is disabled. If I run regedit, there is no GogleUpdate in localmachine or currentuser branches (software\...\run)

that's why I prefer the portable Chome with an updater which I can run when I want it. Check AutoRuns if you can find the Updater. Now disable it. André"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" Want to install RSAT on Windows 7 Sp1? Check my HowTo: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=150221

If you don't want Google Updater on your system you can find instructions for removing it on the Google website: http://pack.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=53402 See also info @ http://pack.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=12668 When you have problems with third party software, the best place to go first is to the publisher's website.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Of course, but I hate google and I don't believe in them. I installed google earth because of my job.

Anyway, as I said: i followed the google instructions, but the app is still there.

What I want to ask when I start the thread was: how can the googleupdate.exe start with windows if I quit it from all of the start places. I mean: it isn't at the Run branches in the registry, i isn't at the start menu, and it is disabled in the services.

Run AutoRuns [1] and check if it is started somewhere else. André [1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" Want to install RSAT on Windows 7 Sp1? Check my HowTo: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=150221

Wow! A lot of stuff start with Windows... And there are a few "googles" starting. I thought all this stuff were included in the run branches at the registry, the start menu or the services listed on msconfig. Thanks.

I've seen. Thanks.

AutoRuns is much more powerful compard to msconfig.exe."A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" I'm going to leave the forum on 31th March 2011 if I don't get a Feedback about the SPAM of 2 MVPs. So if you want an answer, be fast so that I can help you before I leave the Technet forum.