MacBook Pro - Word, Excel, and Email always open at reboot
Every time I reboot my Macbook Pro word, excel, and the email program always open. I have quit the programs numerous times before shuting the computer down, checked the start up section under - Preferences/Users&Groups/Login Items - and nothing is there. It is very annoying. There has to be a default way to get this to stop. Any help is appreciated.
Open > About this Mac, and check what OS X version you are using. If it's 10.7 or 10.8, the next time you are going to turn off or restart your computer, go to > Shut Down, and unmark "Reopen windows when logging back in". Doing this, no applications other than the ones set up to start automatically will appear the next time you start your MacBook Pro
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I upgraded to mountain lion a week ago and now on startup of my macbook pro, microsoft excel and word start up automatically and then crash? very strange can anyone please help? I have checked the login items under users and groups and there is nothing.
Are you using the Office for Mac 2011 version, as you need to do? The Office for Mac 2004 is Not at all compatible with Mountain Lion, and the 2008 version has been noted to have some problems running with ML.
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Your MBP should be able to accept 6 GB RAM. I suggect that you install the maximum. Yosemite should run more efficiently as a result.
I note that you have Novatel and Sierra wireless installed. If you do not need one, delete it.
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Seems like after the computer goes on Standby or Sleep, it only has the trouble immediately after. Any help will be greatly appreciated!Thanks so much but none of that helped. It was driving me crazy because it would back up another external drive. I just changed the name of the drive from iPhoto/iTunes Library to Media Libraries and IT WORKED!! I guess for some reason it didn't like the drive being called iPhoto or iTunes ???? I don't understand but I have tried so many solutions and exchanging things out but the name change did it????!!!
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Can anyone give me advise on how to stop the Excel, Word and Outlook from my Microsoft Univeristy 365 from automatically opening each time I turn on my MacBookPro?
Hi jau340,
When you log off of your Mac, make sure that the box that says "Reopen windows when logging back in" is not checked:
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After Mavericks install: Word, Excel and Safari STILL opening at login!
I have applied every fix on these forums, yet still these applications open upon startup after updating to the Mavericks OS. I have:
1) Made sure there are no software updates needed. Java is up to date. There's nothing to download.
2) Made sure the box to "reopen windows" is unchecked upon shutdown. I do this religiously.
3) I've gone into "System Preferences" User& Groups" "Login Items" and these application are not listed, so can't be removed.
Help!Try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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Macbook Pro power supply and grounding.
Hey Apple people. I noticed something disconcerting with the power supply on my MacBook Pro 13" (non-retina)
I have a stainless steel metal table in my kitchen. It is the same type of stainless steel table you find in restaurants.
I have my 13" MacBook Pro in a Speck See-thru case.
The MacBook Pro in it's case is sitting on a Rain Design "M Stand".
The Rain Design "M Stand" is sitting on the stainless steel table.
I am wearing a short sleeve shirt.
I am sitting on a fabric covered chair at the table.
The battery was getting low so I got out my power supply, which is the power brick with the two prong plug adapter.
I plugged this into a power strip and the other end into the computer.
While touching the case of the computer with one hand and leaning on the stainless steel table with my other bare arm. I felt a vibration through the fingers that were in contact with the MacBook Pro. I knew what was going on, and I got really concerned.
I tried an experiment.
I got out the extension cord that came with the MacBook Pro power supply and I changed out the two prong plug on the power supply for the extension cord. The extension cord has a grounding post.
When I plugged the power supply back into the power strip and connected the power supply to the MacBook Pro. I no longer felt a vibrating sensation when I was in contact with the stainless steel table and the computer.
I have other MacBook Pro power supplies and I always use the grounded extension cable with them, because it is located at my regular workstation area. This stainless steel table is located in my kitchen, and I was eating dinner and watching YouTube videos.
Just thought you would like to all know that when you don't use the grounded cable on your MacBook Pro. you become the ground.
Never using this power supply anywhere again without the grounded cable.
Thank you for your time.
Matthew SievertIt depends on what you are doing. Yes, the power supply can get hot. This is normal.
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I would like to upgrade OSX on MacBook Pro but when I try to go to Yosemite I get message Word, Excel, and other apps will not run. How can I upgrade and still run my older apps?
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If I buy the templates for Microsoft Office on the app store, I will get Word, Excel, and Powerpoint right?
Templates are just that, not the software itself. You need to contact MicroSoft online to purchase, or buy a DVD to install from...be sure to get MS Office 2011 to install with Lion or Mountain Lion, older versions than 2008 will not work.
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ted39 wrote:
I updated to OS 10.8.2 and now Pages won't open
Please elaborate on what exactly you mean by it "won't open".
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Thanks, Sig.
The old computer is a 2.6 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
The new one is a 2.3 GHz intel core i7
In going over this, thanks to "tallking it out" with you, I did discover the Text Edit problem. Because I've still been unable to get the new computer text size (fonts or whatever) to match the old computer, I did not notice that the curser is now different--the line midway down the curser has to be placed on the line I am working upon, otherwise the edits go elsewhere on the page. Now, with a bit of difficulty, I am able to get Text Edit to work correctly.
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