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Start Up Preferences on PC

theloft
theloft Posts: 1,703 Forumite
Can anyone help me with this problem. I recently acquired a Tom Tom GPS unit and downloaded Tom Tom Home as recommended. This TT Home program now takes over the whole screen as soon as I boot up. There is an option in Preferences to change this on Start Up, but when I did so I received the following message:- "Could not change Start Up Settings. This might be because you do not have the right to change Start Up Settings on your computer". As my PC is a standard Dell 530 I am at a loss as what to do next.
"0844 COSTS YOU MORE"

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  • bazzlad
    bazzlad Posts: 144 Forumite
    You're on vista I presume. Log in or run the exe as an administrator.

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  • theloft
    theloft Posts: 1,703 Forumite
    bazzlad wrote: »
    You're on vista I presume. Log in or run the exe as an administrator.
    Yes Vista, but have already tried that, still same message!
    "0844 COSTS YOU MORE"
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hold down the Windows Key and Press R

    Type msconfig

    Select the Startup Tab

    Uncheck the TomTom box.

    Close, restart.

    see if that gets around it.
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