MS Word automatically opens at startup...

CWhitmarsh · Aug 23, 2011, 10:08 PM

I've read on here that others have had this problem. I read several posts on this site and others about deleting word from the Login Items section, however, there aren't any programs listed in this section on my MacBook Pro.

I am new to macs so any help is greatly appreciated.

rkaufmann87 · Aug 23, 2011, 11:05 PM

Hold down the MS Word icon on the dock and click Options then set it to NOT open at startup.

CWhitmarsh · Aug 23, 2011, 11:16 PM

Well it wasn't set to open, but you led me to the fix anyway. Apparently, I wasn't actually closing the program (I was just clicking the red dot at the top left) so word was still open when I would restart and it automatically opened back up. When I did what you said, I told it to quit Word and then rebooted and it didn't open back up.

Thanks for the assistance.

aldejesus · Aug 23, 2011, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWhitmarsh

Well it wasn't set to open, but you led me to the fix anyway. Apparently, I wasn't actually closing the program (I was just clicking the red dot at the top left) so word was still open when I would restart and it automatically opened back up. When I did what you said, I told it to quit Word and then rebooted and it didn't open back up.

Thanks for the assistance.

Always close applications with "command+Q" to prevent this from happening.

davige · 10:27 PM

Firefox opens when I start my 2009 MBP, Lion. No, the box is not checked in SysPrefs to re-open at startup. No the dock icon is not checked to open at startup. No, it is not listed in my startup items. IT JUST OPENS! I had some wierd permissions issues recently, tried everything then just reloaded Lion to fix it. The only issue since then is this auto-opening problem. Any ideas?

Update: If I remove FF from the dock, shutdown computer then restart, FF opens itself and installs itself in the dock. Wierd!!!!

Aug 23, 2011, 10:08 PM	#1
CWhitmarsh macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	MS Word automatically opens at startup... I've read on here that others have had this problem. I read several posts on this site and others about deleting word from the Login Items section, however, there aren't any programs listed in this section on my MacBook Pro. I am new to macs so any help is greatly appreciated.
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Aug 23, 2011, 11:05 PM	#2
rkaufmann87 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Folsom, CA	Hold down the MS Word icon on the dock and click Options then set it to NOT open at startup. __________________ 27" iMac i5, 24 GB RAM; MBA 11.6" 1.4GHz 4GB RAM 128GB SSD; Multiple HP Printers; Lacie Quadra D2 external HDs; 4S iPhone; Nikon DLSR
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May 3, 2012, 07:39 AM	#5
davige macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2010	Firefox opens at startup, no matter what Firefox opens when I start my 2009 MBP, Lion. No, the box is not checked in SysPrefs to re-open at startup. No the dock icon is not checked to open at startup. No, it is not listed in my startup items. IT JUST OPENS! I had some wierd permissions issues recently, tried everything then just reloaded Lion to fix it. The only issue since then is this auto-opening problem. Any ideas? Update: If I remove FF from the dock, shutdown computer then restart, FF opens itself and installs itself in the dock. Wierd!!!! __________________ 2009 MBP 15.4" AG, 2.8GHz, 4GB, 320GB/7200RPM. Apple TV 2G. iPod Touch 2G. AirPort Extreme Dual Band II. AirPort Express. Last edited by davige; May 3, 2012 at 10:27 PM.
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Aug 23, 2011, 11:16 PM	#3
CWhitmarsh Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Well it wasn't set to open, but you led me to the fix anyway. Apparently, I wasn't actually closing the program (I was just clicking the red dot at the top left) so word was still open when I would restart and it automatically opened back up. When I did what you said, I told it to quit Word and then rebooted and it didn't open back up. Thanks for the assistance.
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