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March 5th 05, 11:35 PM
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win98 startup on laptop
I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added wireless working.
Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either have to select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows kicks in - not the end of the world but still annoying. Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot up process as it used to just load windows and off i went. 
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March 6th 05, 12:27 AM
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Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK.
Click the "Advanced" button. Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the way out. Reboot. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheep" wrote in message ... I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added wireless working. Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either have to select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows kicks in - not the end of the world but still annoying. Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot up process as it used to just load windows and off i went.
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#3
March 6th 05, 12:31 AM
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "the windows startup window"
but your mention of "select '1' for normal start" suggests that you might be seeing a menu of options that includes normal startup, Safe Mode, DOS prompt, etc. If so, the problem might be caused by a setting in the msdos.sys file. I suggest that you check to see whether this file specifies that Windows should start automatically (setting = 1). Bill Starbuck (MVP)
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March 6th 05, 06:11 AM
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JUST hit the ENTER key when you see that menu, even slightly before.
This will immediately accept the default, which is "1: Normal Boot". Keep the Startup Menu, as some day you may have a use for it. Some have trouble getting there by holding the CTRL or tapping the F8 key at boot... CTRL or F8 .......Start...Quote from Windows 98 Secrets (Livingston/Straub)..... Ctrl or F8: Starts the Windows 98 Startup Menu. You need to hold down the Ctrl key before the DOS bootup process begins. If you have quick fingers you can press the F8 key in between the end of the power-on self test & the beginning of the DOS bootup phase. .......End........ -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "sheep" wrote in message ... | I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added wireless working. | Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either have to | select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows kicks in - | not the end of the world but still annoying. | | Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot up process | as it used to just load windows and off i went.
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March 6th 05, 08:17 AM
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Thanks "glee" taking me to the msconfig menu i found that it was loading in
selective mode rather than normal mode and changing it there solved that matter and i dont get the start up menu on start. Thanks "glee" wrote: Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK. Click the "Advanced" button. Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the way out. Reboot. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheep" wrote in message ... I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added wireless working. Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either have to select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows kicks in - not the end of the world but still annoying. Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot up process as it used to just load windows and off i went.
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#6
March 6th 05, 09:16 PM
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Hmm. Good going, then.
-- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "sheep" wrote in message ... | Thanks "glee" taking me to the msconfig menu i found that it was loading in | selective mode rather than normal mode and changing it there solved that | matter and i dont get the start up menu on start. | | Thanks | | "glee" wrote: | | Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK. | Click the "Advanced" button. | Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the way out. | Reboot. | -- | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | | "sheep" wrote in message | ... | I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added wireless working. | Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either have to | select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows kicks in - | not the end of the world but still annoying. | | Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot up process | as it used to just load windows and off i went. | |
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#7
March 9th 05, 06:44 PM
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That was too easy for you Glen. LOL!!
"PCR" wrote in message ... : Hmm. Good going, then. : : -- : Thanks or Good Luck, : There may be humor in this post, and, : Naturally, you will not sue, : should things get worse after this, : PCR : : "sheep" wrote in message : ... : | Thanks "glee" taking me to the msconfig menu i found that it was : loading in : | selective mode rather than normal mode and changing it there solved : that : | matter and i dont get the start up menu on start. : | : | Thanks : | : | "glee" wrote: : | : | Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK. : | Click the "Advanced" button. : | Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the way : out. : | Reboot. : | -- : | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ : | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm : | : | : | "sheep" wrote in message : | ... : | I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added : wireless working. : | Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and either : have to : | select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before windows : kicks in - : | not the end of the world but still annoying. : | : | Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the boot : up process : | as it used to just load windows and off i went. : | : | : :
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#9
March 10th 05, 08:25 AM
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Glee, Glen -- you know, PCR -- don't you ??? By the way, will you ever
tell us your real first name? You know my real first name. : "PCR" wrote in message ... : Who? : : -- : Thanks or Good Luck, : There may be humor in this post, and, : Naturally, you will not sue, : should things get worse after this, : PCR : : "Dan" wrote in message : ... : | That was too easy for you Glen. LOL!! : | : | "PCR" wrote in message : | ... : | : Hmm. Good going, then. : | : : | : -- : | : Thanks or Good Luck, : | : There may be humor in this post, and, : | : Naturally, you will not sue, : | : should things get worse after this, : | : PCR : | : : | : "sheep" wrote in message : | : ... : | : | Thanks "glee" taking me to the msconfig menu i found that it was : | : loading in : | : | selective mode rather than normal mode and changing it there : solved : | : that : | : | matter and i dont get the start up menu on start. : | : | : | : | Thanks : | : | : | : | "glee" wrote: : | : | : | : | Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK. : | : | Click the "Advanced" button. : | : | Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the : way : | : out. : | : | Reboot. : | : | -- : | : | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ : | : | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm : | : | : | : | : | : | "sheep" wrote in message : | : | ... : | : | I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added : | : wireless working. : | : | Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and : either : | : have to : | : | select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before : windows : | : kicks in - : | : | not the end of the world but still annoying. : | : | : | : | Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the : boot : | : up process : | : | as it used to just load windows and off i went. : | : | : | : | : | : : | : : | : | : :
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#10
March 10th 05, 08:00 PM
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Oh, right. Well, first, Glee must tell us what his first name is or why
he misspells it! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Dan" wrote in message ... | Glee, Glen -- you know, PCR -- don't you ??? By the way, will you ever | tell us your real first name? You know my real first name. : | | "PCR" wrote in message | ... | : Who? | : | : -- | : Thanks or Good Luck, | : There may be humor in this post, and, | : Naturally, you will not sue, | : should things get worse after this, | : PCR | : | : "Dan" wrote in message | : ... | : | That was too easy for you Glen. LOL!! | : | | : | "PCR" wrote in message | : | ... | : | : Hmm. Good going, then. | : | : | : | : -- | : | : Thanks or Good Luck, | : | : There may be humor in this post, and, | : | : Naturally, you will not sue, | : | : should things get worse after this, | : | : PCR | : | : | : | : "sheep" wrote in message | : | : ... | : | : | Thanks "glee" taking me to the msconfig menu i found that it was | : | : loading in | : | : | selective mode rather than normal mode and changing it there | : solved | : | : that | : | : | matter and i dont get the start up menu on start. | : | : | | : | : | Thanks | : | : | | : | : | "glee" wrote: | : | : | | : | : | Click Start Run, type msconfig and click OK. | : | : | Click the "Advanced" button. | : | : | Uncheck the box for "Enable Startup Menu" and click OK all the | : way | : | : out. | : | : | Reboot. | : | : | -- | : | : | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ | : | : | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | : | : | | : | : | | : | : | "sheep" wrote in message | : | : | ... | : | : | I have just updated various matters on the laptop and added | : | : wireless working. | : | : | Now everytime i start i get the windows startup window and | : either | : | : have to | : | : | select '1' for normal start or let the time expire before | : windows | : | : kicks in - | : | : | not the end of the world but still annoying. | : | : | | : | : | Any thoughts appreciated as to how to omit this part of the | : boot | : | : up process | : | : | as it used to just load windows and off i went. | : | : | | : | : | | : | : | : | : | : | | : | | : | : | |
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