Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

MSCONFIG - Normal OR Selective Startup?

by Harv Aug 23, 2004 4:31PM PDT

Before I had my H/D reformatted, I was able to choose the Selective Startup option under Startup Selection in msconfig. Now, the setting won't stay and will revert back to Normal Startup after I restart my pc. On a few occasions, I was able to get the Selective Startup option to remain, BUT the check mark next to Load Startup Items would disappear each time after rebooting.

I have only three Startup Items under "Startup": APVXDWIN (Panda AV), zlclient (Zone Alarm Pro), and tca (The Cleaner). Am I correct to assume that I should have the radio button next to Selective Startup checked rather than Normal Startup? I notice that machine boot up time is much longer with the Normal Startup option.

Discussion is locked