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"arnymars" wrote in message
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Thank you Glee

I removed 1 blank line in both config.sys and autoexec.bat - both c:/ still
appear at startup. More - I unchecked both files in msconfig and restarted -
it didn't help. I can e-mail you a bootlog file if it helps. Do I need to
start in Safe Mode for Bootlog.txt to be updated?

See my further reply below. Removing the blanks end-lines from those files usually
stops the multiple C:\ prompts on-screen at startup. Perhaps you have some other
batch file set to run at system startup, and it is loaded from elsewhere in your
startup axis.

You will need to disable all the items on the Startup tab in msconfig, click OK,
reboot, and see if the prompts still appear. If not, then something in the startup
axis is the cause.

Enable half the startup items, OK, reboot....if it comes back, it is something in
the half you enabled.
If it does not occur, enable that half and disable the other half, OK, reboot.
Continue till you have narrowed down the cause.


As to NIC, I do have one connected to the Router, and I assigned a static IP
to my PC, but it didn't change the startup delay right before double c:/
lines appear.

Do a logged boot, then when Windows starts, download and run Bootlog Analyser (BLA)
to find delays and failures.

To do a Logged boot:
- Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98 Startup menu
(boot menu) appears.
OR
- Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot menu.
- Use the arrow keys to select the "Logged" option, and press Enter.

Run BLA, then select the options to show failures and delays only, and post back
here with only the failures and delays listed, and also the last few lines of the
full log.

BootLog Analyser (BLA)
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downr...rights_a-z.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downl...g_analyzer.exe

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Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+