Tired of Lightroom's Adobe Photoloader at startup?

After the 1.41 update to Lightroom, Adobe Photo downloader kept nuisance loading on startup.

I've seen posts by frustrated users suggesting several registry hacks to disable it. If you are annoyed by this program loading at startup there is a much simpler way. Simply use the old DOS method for Windows to skip the file.


Find adproxy.exe in your Lightroom folder. Simply rename the file by adding a tildy (~) character in front of the file name. That's it. If in the future you want the file to load, just remove the tildy.

BTY Photoshop users should using the tildy to disable the Digimarc reading process so Photoshop will load faster.

If you're using Win XP, just type in msconfig under run and click the adproxy.exe in start up to disable.

toneyw wrote in post #5356209
If you're using Win XP, just type in msconfig under run and click the adproxy.exe in start up to disable.

I initially tried the msconfig procedure. Then again and again. I found that It would continue to load as a new item in your start-up just like quick-time and some other aps do if you do not disable it.

Pinto wrote in post #5356756
I initially tried the msconfig procedure. Then again and again. I found that It would continue to load as a new item in your start-up just like quick-time and some other aps do if you do not disable it.

Not sure why it doesn't work for you. I made the changes on my desktop and laptop and the photoloader doesn't start up. Are you sure you don't have it running more than once?

Here is a good trick
Right click the Adobe Downloader and quit.
Go in Program Files> Adobe blah blah, wherever Lightroom is installed.
Rename adproxy.exe to adproxy_old.exe
If you reboot, it will be gone

toneyw wrote in post #5357448
Not sure why it doesn't work for you. I made the changes on my desktop and laptop and the photoloader doesn't start up. Are you sure you don't have it running more than once?

No, just a single application, and it was like the monster who wouldn't die. Kept coming back on every system start. Maybe an aberration on my system, but I'm sure the folks proposing registry hacks would have tried the basic msconfig procedure first, so it must be a problem on more systems then just mine.

trailblazer wrote in post #5360980
Here is a good trick
Right click the Adobe Downloader and quit.
Go in Program Files> Adobe blah blah, wherever Lightroom is installed.
Rename adproxy.exe to adproxy_old.exe
If you reboot, it will be gone

So I'm guessing that unchecking the box on your startup menu didn't work for you either.

Just delete the file from the start-up list.

I use (and swear by) CCleaner