Resolved Can I permanently allow a program to start?

When I boot my computer I have one program that doesn't start automatically. Every time I boot a window pops up with the heading: User Account Control with the following message: "Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make charges to this computer? "

So every morning I click yes and life goes on. What I would like to do but can't figure out how to do is permanently allow this program to start along with all the other stuff that starts when I boot my computer.

The program is named lsmouse.exe and obviously is for my mouse.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling with no joy.

It's beyond me how to get to where I want to go.

 

Arie, I read it (again) but must be missing the point of your post. This isn't about malware or a virus. This is a program I installed and it asks me every morning if I want to let it run.

I thought I explained that in my post but maybe only infrerred that when I said I uninstalled and reinstalled.

Can you help me here?

 

When I look at my installed programs I have a program listed as "Laser Mouse." This is what I thought was associated with the message that pops up when I boot my computer. If I uninstall this program, "Laser Mouse," I no longer get the pop-up window asking if it can run. Thus I associated the similar name of the program to the laser mouse program.

I didn't bother to Google lsmouse.exe since I was thought I know where the source of the message originated.

I can uninstall "Laser Mouse" and thus not get the pop-up but when I do I lose the ability to change the settings on my laser mouse.

I now understand why you think it's malware but I'm not in that camp yet based on above information.

edit information: the laser mouse program originates from a Rosewill Driver CD for a RM-408 mouse. Don't see a version or date on the cd but it appears to be created in 2006 based on browsing the contents of the cd.

 

If you can stop the program from starting automatically you could then create a task to start the program and to run with highest privileges and that does not trigger UAC. Just tried it with one of my programs and it worked a treat, hope this helps.

 

Have you tried...?

Click on your "Start" button> click on "Run "> type in: msconfig>click "OK "> click on the "Startup" tab> locate your problem program & put a checkmark in the box next to it> click on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window... it may suggest that you Re-Start.

 

Hi RoyalT1. I did go into msconfig just a few minutes ago to try and implement colinlam's suggestion using task manager. Under the startup tab the program was checked.... Thanks for the suggestion but I don't think that was it... appreciate your input.

 

If you stopped the program from stating using RoyalT1's suggestion and the created a task what happened?

Just reread RoyalT1@s suggestion and you should remove the check mark by the program to stop it starting and there may also be an option in the the program's options to stop it.

 

Colinlam, I understand what you were telling me but my response to RoyalT1 was strictly in response to his question not your suggestion... I hope that makes sense.

Anyway, I unchecked the box in msconfig for the program lsmouse.exe and created a task to start when the computer is started. I still got the same box showing up thus the original problem. I have to believe that is what is getting started by the task manager program. I'll go back and see how to change the authority as I did nothing in that arena when I setup the task. I remember you saying that in your post now.

I'll advise shortly.

 

Colinlam, I'm sorry to report that I received the same popup box requiring me to click on yes in order to start the mouse program.

To review:

1. I opened msconfig and unchecked lsmouse.exe.
2. I then created a task using task scheduler to start lsmouse.exe when I start my computer and using the highest authority level (via task properties).

When I restarted my computer the popup box opened just as it did initially.

I was thinking that was going to work but unless I made a rookie mistake (ALWAYS possible) that program will haunt me to the grave

 

I'm sorry to hear that. It worked on one of my programs so I wonder what the difference is.

 

Just found a program called UAC Controller Tool v1.0. If you want to try it just goggle it. I have not tried this program so no idea if it works or not.

Just installed it and I don't think it will solve your problem. Sorry.

 

Are you sure you stopped the program from running at start up as some programs reset themselves so that they start. You could have a double trigger.

I have now written three tasks to start programs that trigger UAC and each worked.

If you did stop it from starting I'm out of ideas.

 

Colinlam, I'm pretty sure it was stopped. When I checked msconfig after I rebooted it was still unchecked there. In addition, I did check msconfig for duplicates of the lsmouse.exe. I did not get any indication of the program trying to start twice but not sure if the system would do anything other than put the "error" in a log file somewhere.

I also uninstalled my laser mouse to double check that I was correct in my statement the program was installed when I loaded the CD that came with the mouse. When I uninstalled the laser mouse I did not receive any prompt for me to let the program run. Then when I reinstalled the laser mouse program from the CD I started to get the prompts again.

It would probable be easier to buy a new mouse than continue to mess with this conundrum.

To be honest I expected someone to give me a registry hack or an obscure program in W7 that would allow the program to start without manual intervention. Boy was I wrong.

I appreciate you help but think I'm going to just trash the mouse and get another... they're cheap.

Thanks to all

 

Sorry we couldn't fix it.

 

Actually Jim there is such a link but we, at windowsbbs, prefer to treat posters with extreme caution and care and tend to avoid riskier procedures for non system critical doodads, hacks or tweaks, unless we have tested them ourselves or they have a track record of being safe, useful and successful. This would fall under that category. I have neither XP nor lsmouse so I have not been able to test or use any of the information found in the following link but you asked for it so I will pass it along for a look see. Personally I think your decision to buy a more friendly mouse is the wisest decision.

Use at your own risk. Not for beginners nor the uninformed!None of the following has been tried or tested by myself.
This is a quite lengthy post with more than one suggestion for single application exceptions to uac.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11949-elevated-program-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-create.html

 

Thanks goddez1 I'm on it and will advise as soon as I go through the steps outlined in the article. What in the world are you doing posting stuff on Windows BBS at 2:43 in the morning? A Saturday morning no less. I would do things like that before I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and retired (lots of tired there).

Thanks...