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| Answer» <html><body><p>I recently got my old computer back up and running and I removed a number of things I will no longer be needing. I used to get a message at startup that the system was unable to find a particular file (likely to do with some Internet files that I have removed as it will never again be connected), before I got around to fixing this problem the easy way a friend of mine accidentally clicked 'Yes' on the box. This means that now it is running a new file and I do not know it's exact name. This also happens to be an unistall program which luckily I can say 'No' to at startup. What I would need is a walkthrough for Windows 98 (regedit.exe / ms config) to the files that are automatically run when Windows starts up, I am confident I will be able to find and remove this unwanted distraction as long as I see the list of files, however I do not have the skill required to find this list of files on this system.<br/><br/>I am running Windows 98 (not SE) with no internet access. If this problem is for some reason easier to fix in MS-DOS that can be arranged, I can run <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pure-1172806" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PURE">PURE</a> DOS with my system.<br/><br/>Thank you in advance!So far nobody <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wants-1448762" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WANTS">WANTS</a> to give you an answer...<br/>Quote</p><blockquote>am confident I will be able to find and remove this unwanted distraction as long as I see the list of files, however I do not have the skill required to find this list of files on this system.</blockquote>You confidence may be a mistake. As you said, it is a distraction. It is not the kind of thing that breaking into the registry. Unless that is what you enjoy.<br/><br/>Why not use a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/free-240724" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FREE">FREE</a> program that has been tested by others?<br/>Here is a program I have used and I believe it is safe. Published 1999.<br/><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2173,00.asp">Startup Cop: Download It Here</a><br/>old versions of autoruns can run on windows 98, too.<br/><br/><br/>Windows 98 has the same information for startup as 95. The relevant keys in the registry are HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run as well as another key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. each item lists the title of the program and the file to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/launch-246614" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAUNCH">LAUNCH</a>. Each of these is launched when windows 98 is booted. Ok, how do I get into the registry?<br/><br/>I also had some old spyware that I removed. Windows is now trying to run 2 files at startup, it cannot find gator.exe<br/><br/>That one should be simple enough to remove...<br/><br/>Windows 95 and 98 can't be accessed <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/like-537196" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKE">LIKE</a> XP/Vista in Windows where you simply see a list of files run at start up?Quote from: Koivu on May 23, 2012, 03:51:40 AM<blockquote>Ok, how do I get into the registry?<br/></blockquote>Using the registry editor. Start->Run, regedit.<br/><br/>Quote<blockquote>Windows 95 and 98 can't be accessed like XP/Vista in Windows where you simply see a list of files run at start up?<br/></blockquote>you can use msconfig. But changing options there puts the system in a "selective startup mode". I'm pretty sure that's only a MSConfig term though.</body></html> | |