Startup Items Disabled in Msconfig.exe Tool Are Still Run

ID: Q194181

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SYMPTOMS

When you click to clear the Load= or Run= check box on the Win.ini tab or the Load Startup Group Items check box on the General tab in the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe), programs may still be run when you start Windows 98.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Win.ini file contains multiple "load=" or "run=" lines. The System Configuration Utility processes only the first "load=" and "run=" line in the Win.ini file.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type "win.ini" (without quotation marks) in the Open box, and then click OK.


  2. For each additional "load=" and "run=" line in the [Windows] section, cut the text on the right of the equal sign (=) and paste it on the end of the first "load=" or "run=" line.

    NOTE: Be sure to separate each entry on the "load=" and "run=" line with a space.


  3. For information about how to cut and paste in Windows 98, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "cutting" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Cutting, Pasting" topic.


  4. Delete each additional "load=" and "run=" line.


  5. Close the Win.ini file.



MORE INFORMATION

The System Configuration Utility also does not list static virtual device drivers (VxDs).

Additional query words: boot selective 


Keywords          : kbenv kbtool win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 30, 1999