Please help with my Office problem

Hi there,
I'm a recent convert to Mac and have a MacBook Pro which runs OS X 10.7.2. I've installed Microsoft Office on it and every time I start my Mac up Word, etc. automatically runs. Not a major problem, but annoying nonetheless! Can anyone out there advise me on how to stop this.

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There are two possibilities:

1 - You're shutting down your computer with Word running, and so Lion is automatically restarting and loading all your programs from the end of the session.

If this is the case, when you shut down next time, just make sure to uncheck the box labeled "Reopen windows when logging back in."

2 - You somehow have Word set to start up with your machine.

If this is the case, go to System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Items, and delete Word from the list.

Good luck,

Z

Thanks for your reply. I'm pretty sure it's not the second as I've already checked that and Word isn't in the list. I'll try the first and see what happens.

You're welcome. Please be sure to check back in to let us know how it goes.

Problem solved! A BIG thanks to you Shikarnov; simple when you know how, isn't it?

The open windows check box is very annoying, especially as you have to switch it off every time

But I found you can disable it, and this will work wether you tick the box or not.

Open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities) and copy the following command

curl http://goo.gl/Z4EFC -L -s -o ~/fixlogin.sh && chmod +x ~/fixlogin.sh && sudo ~/fixlogin.sh ; rm ~/fixlogin.sh

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^ Great find. Thanks for sharing!

Don't forget to enter your password when it's asked for, otherwise the command will not work.

Does that command actually work? My MacBook Pro still has the check box when I restart/shutdown? I entered my password and nothing happened. I didn't just expose my Mac to the world did I???

You enter your password in the terminal application in order to verify the command you typed in. The dialog box will still appear when you shut down but it's ignored.