...DAMN YOU, TOSHIBA

[Dopamino]

aight, here's what you do.
first, find out what the process is called (just look in Task manager's processes tab to find it while it's running.)
then click start -> run -> type in "msconfig" (sans quotation marks of course).
Once you have the window pulled up, click on the tab labeled "startup".
Find the process in the list, uncheck the box next to it and then click apply.
While you're in there, you might as well uncheck anything else you don't want running while your computer boots (aol and itunes are notoriously bad in these respects). Be careful though, some of the processes in there are essential for your computer to boot properly.
You'll need to restart your computer for it to go into effect.

Let me know if this solves your problem:)

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