Startup program entry details:

alcohol.exe Autorun (alcohol.exe)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

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Description:

Alcohol 52% and Alcohol 120% CD/DVD emulation utilities from Alcohol Soft - which allow you to store your most used CDs and DVDs as images on your computer (where loading times are significantly reduced as the virtual drive is much faster) and keep the originals in a safe place. Alcohol 120% includes burning capabilities

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run or HKCU\Run
• Name: alcohol.exe Autorun
• Data:
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\alcohol.exe /startup
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\alcohol.exe /startup

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): alcohol
• Startup Item (Vista/7):
  • Alcohol 52%
  • Alcohol 120%
• Command:
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\alcohol.exe /startup
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\alcohol.exe /startup

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name:
  • Alcohol 52%
  • Alcohol 120%
• Startup Value:
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\alcohol.exe /startup
  • C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\alcohol.exe /startup

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [alcohol.exe Autorun] C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\Alcohol.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcohol.exe Autorun] C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\Alcohol.exe /startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [alcohol.exe Autorun] C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\alcohol.exe /startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Alcohol.exe Autorun] C:\Programme\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\Alcohol.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcohol.exe Autorun] C:\Archivos de programa\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\Alcohol.exe /startup

Other information:

• File location:
  • %ProgramFiles%\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52
  • %ProgramFiles%\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120
• File properties "Description": Alcohol 120%
• Purpose: CD/DVD burning and emulation
• Program disable option:
  • File → Options → General → Display → deselect "Autostart Alcohol 52% when Windows starts"
  • File → Options → General → Display → deselect "Autostart Alcohol 120% when Windows starts"
  • View → Options → General → Display → deselect "Autostart Alcohol 52% when Windows starts"
  • View → Options → General → Display → deselect "Autostart Alcohol 120% when Windows starts"
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu, Desktop (optional)
• Vendor/Publisher: Alcohol Soft Development Team
• Product(s): Alcohol 52%, Alcohol 120%
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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