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XP Question

Dec 4, 2003 8:58PM PST

Hello I want to stop a program from opening, at start up. I went to msconfig > start up and unchecked the specific program and rebooted.

Of course now I get a message(at start up) that I am not starting tin Normal Mode, but selective mode.

My question is this how do I remove this program from start up and be able to start in Normal Mode?

Thanks!

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Re:XP Question
Dec 4, 2003 9:09PM PST

when you restarted was there a box that poped up saying your in selective start up did you check ok?

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Re:Re:XP Question
Dec 7, 2003 8:28PM PST

Yes there was

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Re:XP Question, try STARTER
Dec 4, 2003 9:13PM PST
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Re:Re:XP Question, try STARTER
Dec 7, 2003 8:29PM PST

Can you explain??

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Re:Re:Re:XP Question, try STARTER
Dec 7, 2003 11:25PM PST

"Can you explain??"

You would have to supply a question for me to answer.

Bob

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Re:XP Question
Dec 4, 2003 10:55PM PST

That pop up message relates to msconfig only. You chosed not to let a program run at startup--that is what is meant by 'selective'. Check off 'do not show ....' and you will not see it again unless you change something at mscongif>startup. You are still in 'Normal' mode and not 'Safe' or other mode, if that is what you are concerned about.

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Re:Re:XP Question
Dec 7, 2003 8:27PM PST

Ok will give that a try, kind of wierd my sys32 files are dispayed, like I was in windows explorer