How to get wordperfect registration pop up to stop on Vista

May 8, 2009 4:18 PM

Is there anyway to get Wordperfect 12 registration alert box to stop popping up everytime I login to my Windows vista accounts?

Okay so wordperfect 12 ( agreeably an outdated version which surely predates vista) runs fine in Vista in terms of word processing, except that even though I registered the product through the web I still get the registration pop-up thingie each time I login to any of my windows vista accounts on my cpu.

Is there a way to change the registry settings manually to stop this annoying pop-up from popping up with each login?

I know one has to be very careful when making changes to the registry. Any advice is appreciated.

posted by Twinedog to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

Register it?
posted by rokusan at 4:28 PM on May 8, 2009

If its showing up when you login, remove the startup entry? (In your programs group or in msconfig)
posted by wongcorgi at 4:30 PM on May 8, 2009

Best answer: wongcorgi has it; msconfig is your solution.

Hold the 'Windows' key while you press the 'r' key. This will bring up the 'Run' dialogue in the bottom left corner.

Type 'msconfig' and press enter. This will bring up the system configuration tool.

Go to the 'Startup' tab. Under the 'startup item' list, find 'Wordperfect 12 Registration Notice' or whatever it's called; it shouldn't be hard to identify.

First, make a note of what's under the 'Command' column for the Wordperfect thing you find; that entry will tell you where the obnoxious program that keeps bugging you is. If you like, you can go and delete it; it clearly isn't essential.

Then, uncheck the box next to the Wordperfect thing and press 'Apply'. Now this won't won't run any more on startup.

posted by koeselitz at 4:47 PM on May 8, 2009 [2 favorites]