Cannot remove startup unsused programs

MS Vista Windows Defender Instructions says:

(to) Stop a program from running automatically when Windows starts... Here's how: click here to open Windows Defender.  Click Tools, and then click Software Explorer.  In the category box, click startup programs.  Select the program you want to run and then click on disable.

Problem: When I click on the software I want to turn off, the buttons 'disable' and 'Delete' does not highlight, they are unclickable.

Big problem: the instructions do not reach this common dilemma, how confusing

So, what's the startup program to remove?

Type msconfig is the search from the start menu, and then press ENTER. Go to the Startup tab and disable startup programs there.

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