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Name: Mike B. Date: June 13, 2002 at 21:17:54 Pacific
Comment:
when my windows 98 is rebooting, and the desktop is getting setup, "ms paint" automatically starts up, as well as a "help topics:microsoft visual basic" box. this occured after I deleted some unused programs. any suggestions?
Name: Noah Date: June 13, 2002 at 21:54:09 Pacific
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oooooooooooh. doesnt sound good. may have been needed programs not by you but by windows to operate. just undelete those files if u can or just name those progs u deleted so people can give you better advice.
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Response Number 2
Name: mesich Date: June 14, 2002 at 04:45:49 Pacific
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Go to Start>Run and type msconfig. Select OK. Select the StartUp Tab. If the 2 items are in there then uncheck them. Post back with the programs you deleted.
Back in the days of DOS, most applications were a single program. Deleting that program was no big deal. But with Windows, a single application may include a dozen or more program files, many of them shared with other applications. Removing applications with the "Add/Remove" function of the 'Control Panel' is usually safe as it takes this sharing into account. But indescriminate deletion of programs is not recommended.
Web sites you visit will dump tons of junk onto your disk. It is a noble thought to try to eleminate unneeded files. But it is like shoveling [you know what] against the tide. A barebones install of Win98 requires some 200 Mb of disk space. 6 months later it is over a Gb!
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Response Number 4
Name: John Date: June 14, 2002 at 10:15:39 Pacific
Reply:
You may want to check you system for the Magistr virus. It will add random programs that it has infected to your start menu.
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