Startup program entry details:
PTFB (PTFB.exe)
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Description:
Older, freeware version of the PTFB PRO (Push the Freakin' Button) utility from Technology Lighthouse - which "sits quietly in the system tray until a task comes up that it can help you with. It then springs to life taking care of repetitive tasks, eliminating workflow interruptions, restoring program preferences, responding to prompts and popups and so on"
Startup information:
Registry (Start → Run → regedit)
- Key(s): HKCU\Run
- Name: Push The Freakin' Button
- Data: C:\Program Files\Push The Freakin Button\PTFB.exe
Common/User Startup (Start → All Programs → Startup)
- Shortcut location (XP): C:\Documents and Settings\Startups\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\PTFB.lnk
- Shortcut location (Vista/7): N/A
- Target: "C:\Program Files\Technology Lighthouse\PTFB\PTFB.exe"
MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)
- Startup Item (XP): PTFB
- Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
- Command:
- C:\PROGRA~1\TECHNO~1\PFTB\PFTB.exe
- C:\Program Files\Push The Freakin Button\PTFB.exe
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)
- Name: Push The Freakin' Button
- Link Command: C:\Program Files\Technology Lighthouse\PTFB\PTFB.exe
- Startup Value: C:\Program Files\Push The Freakin Button\PTFB.exe
O4 - Startup: PTFB.lnk = C:\Program Files\Technology Lighthouse\PTFB\PTFB.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Push The Freakin Button] C:\Program Files\Push The Freakin Button\PTFB.exe
Other information:
- File location:
- %ProgramFiles%\Technology Lighthouse
- %ProgramFiles%\Push The Freakin Button
- File properties "Description": Push The Freakin' Button
- Purpose: System utility
- Program disable option: None
- Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
- Vendor/Publisher: Technology Lighthouse
- Product(s): Push the Freakin' Button
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
- HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
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