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Archives => 2007 => Topic started by: Dick Miller on August 02, 2007, 03:40:54 PM

Title: Login Items
Post by: Dick Miller on August 02, 2007, 03:40:54 PM

While checking my "Login Items" I found ATI Monitor, in fact there was two of them. They are supposed to be in Utilities/ ATI Utilities, however there is no ATI folder in my Utilities folder. Spotlight and Easyfind can't find them either. Think it's safe to delete them ?

Title: Login Items
Post by: kps on August 02, 2007, 05:51:38 PM

I don't see why not, items in your account/ login item preferences are user defined...removing them from the list shouldn't cause any issues, as long as that is all you do.

Title: Login Items
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 02, 2007, 07:57:38 PM

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items in your account/ login item preferences are user defined

I have recently read that such may not be the case. Apparently, some apps can install items in a users Login Items list. That's one reason MFI suggests checking the list prior to making a major OS/Security update; there could be a non-compliant item in there that may prevent the usual Restart. See this <thread>. I have no real knowledge about this but I mentioned also finding a duplicated item in my list. I suspect that most of these 'added' items are actually user-approved when they are first run/installed and the app/installer "asks" if one wants to have the app run on 'start up'. Most of us simply don't put two and two together and therefore don't realize what is actually happening. And, if that item causes problems for the next OS upgrade, we simply don't think to look in the list for culprits. Of course, a 'Safe Boot' will skip most of these things, but that doesn't really prove anything because that's not the way we usually run our Macs.

However, you defined the Login Items list rather exactly and it led me to discover that there actually is a list for "root", just as there would be for every other 'user'. I would suspect that the "root" list would stay more pristine than most 'regular' users list! And it might be a good list to check against

Title: Login Items
Post by: pendragon on August 03, 2007, 06:15:24 AM

I posted this elsewhere, but perhaps it may also be of benefit here:

FWIW, TinkerTool System (Shareware, € 7.00) can automatically verify the integrity of Login Items.

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Title: Login Items
Post by: Dick Miller on August 03, 2007, 11:22:05 AM

Thanks everyone. I deleted both of them, and so far no problems. They must have got there through migration assistant, since this computer doesn't use ATI graphics.