Win 98 XP. Need to delete a line from startup.

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• Sep 20, 2015

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I am running Windows 98 XP. There is a line in my startup sequence that tries to start a program that does not exist and it gives an error page. I can close that page and startup continues OK. How do I see a list of all instructions in power on startup and delete the one that causes the problem. I know the words to look for.

 

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• Sep 20, 2015

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Go to START-RUN, then type in: msconfig, click on OK

You'll see several tabs in the window that appears, look for :Start Up.

You can uncheck the program that is loading.

 

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Windows 98 XP does not exist.

 

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• Sep 20, 2015

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Ditto, no such animal.

Do as mentioned in post 2 though.

 

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• Sep 20, 2015

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Does 98 have a startup folder under all programs?

 

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IIRC it might, i think the "Startup" folder was first brought in on 2K

tons of posts around Win98 of startup folder scripts not working, but work in 2k.

 

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Blackink said:

Go to START-RUN, then type in: msconfig, click on OK

You'll see several tabs in the window that appears, look for :Start Up.

You can uncheck the program that is loading.

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typical of this scenario is mal/spy/ad-ware after it has been removed.

most programs do not remove the startup line and thus the error is displayed.

 

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phillydjdan said:

Windows 98 XP does not exist.

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I was just gonna say this.....

Does he mean he is running BOTH on different partitions?


I am on 98se but I havent ever heard of "Windows 98 XP"


Ah man!!

 

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• Nov 19, 2015

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need to know exactly which OS is in play here.

 

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Operating System is Windows XP.

 

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• Nov 19, 2015

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Go to post 2 and do as he has posted.

"Go to START-RUN, then type in: msconfig, click on OK

You'll see several tabs in the window that appears, look for :Start Up.

You can uncheck the program that is loading." (From Blackink's post)
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