Thank you thomthom, that's exactly what I was looking for

@thomthom said:

Add /DisableRubyAPI as argument to the link.

Thanks Fredo6 and Tig, I'll just use 999 for now.

That would be a workaround I suppose, but there should be a way to disable it altogether.

I have started on a vbs to move the plugins out of the plugins folder but simply renaming the folder is much easier, thanks for the suggestion.

This is in a school environment where users double-click the shortcut I provide them, if that shortcut can disable plugins before opening SketchUp it'll save them, and me, a lot of trouble.

I've noticed that with LibFredo v4.7a and RoundCorner v2.3a autoupdate is enabled. How can I disable this completely?

I see under Window > LibFredo6 Settings... > Check Plugins for Update... I can set the "Next check in:" field, or under Default Parameters I can deselect "Check only Plugins installed locally", will one of these do it? It's not totally clear to me.

Also, when SketchUp is opened a window with a red diamond in it opens, can this be disabled?

I am deploying an image in a school environment so we like to streamline these things.

Thanks for the help.

Thanks TIG. Is there any way to disable plugins at runtime? This method requires users to open SketchUp, disable plugins and then reopen the app correct?

I know I can move plugins out of the plugin directory to prevent them from loading but does anyone know if there's a way to launch SketchUp 8 without loading plugins, something like running "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\SketchUp.exe" -noplugins

The reason I ask is we're using LibFredo v4.7a, RoundCorner v2.3a and SphereTool v1.4 and I think one or more of these plugins may be causing problems, I just want an easy way to allow our users to open SketchUp without plugins to test this for me.