>Look in Start|All Programs|StartUp and delete all programs that you don't want to start automatically when Windows boot up. If there is no shortcut there, then they should be an option somewhere in the application that let you choose if you want the application to load at startup or not.
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>To remove icons on the Quick Launch bar, simply right-click on the icon you want to remove and select Delete from the context menu.
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The ICQ is not there and I don't see how can I remove it from starting up with the Windows.