How to disable an app from autoloading

[jraiz]

Hi, Got an autocad application i want to remove. Everytime i start my CAD it autoloads. I already remove the associated .arx file from the appload, but still loads when i restarts my CAD. Any help would be appreciated. TIA

[owen66]

maybe some more details?

is there a direct support path to it? what is the arx file/app? and why do you need to unload it?

[PatrickHughes]

Search for the name of the application in the contents of files in your support path. If you are on Windows 7 + search will not do this by default so you may have to modify your settings. See Search Contents

Once you've found the culprint comment it out.

Edit: I just tried the "contents" setting as described and it did not work as I expected. (Grrrrr) In the past I've used a utility program called Wingrep grepWin to do this which works well.

[dgorsman]

Appload isn't the only way third-pary applications can be loaded:

- the first ACAD.RX file in the search path will attempt to load the contents

- a shortcut may specify an /ld argument (this is frequently used with AutoDesk vertical programs)

- a .bundle may be present

- an MNL file from an associated CUIx file (or other LISP or code source) may be issuing a load call

- the first ACAD.LSP or ACADDOC.LSP file may be issuing a load call

- a demand-load section can be present in the registry

[Kent1Cooper]

Is it in the Startup Suite?  It's not clear to me whether that's what you mean by having removed it "from the appload."  If you meant something other than that, type APPLOAD [or its alias, just AP], and look at the Startup Suite's Contents [if any].  If it's there, Remove it.

[jraiz]

hey owen66, support path...not that i know of. the file is automesher.arx. i downloaded a trial version to see if it'll work for us, but unfortunately this is not the one we need. and now that the trial version is over, everytime i start my CAD it keeps asking me to activate the thing. though i can always click cancel its just annoying it pops up everytime CAD starts

[jraiz]

hey kent1cooper, its not on the startup suite, but the .arx is listed on the loaded application tab, and its here that i unloaded it from.

[jraiz]

hey dgorsman, not really an expert on this, but can you give me more details on going about this, or perhaps if you can shoot me a link, thanks

[Patchy]

How about typing in ARX

and then U for unload

[jraiz · Accepted solution]

hey guys, thanks for the infos and suggestions. was able to solve this already, i just simply deleted the .arx file and so far its not popping up anymore during CAD startup, observing CAD and looks back to normal to me ...happy man now 😃