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windows me hangs on startup
Name: STC Date: February 4, 2003 at 04:46:12 Pacific OS: me CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 800 256 MB
Comment:
My WinMe hangs on startup when loading the taskbar applets. this happens 80% of all startups. Reinstalled 2 times and now stopped using Windos at all. But I still have double boot with Linux, so if someone knows a workaround for this silly bug I'll give Win another change. For gaming only, not for serious work or Internet or E-mail and so on
Name: JackG Date: February 4, 2003 at 06:33:38 Pacific
Reply:
You need to look through your Startup tab list (using MSCONFIG) and see what your system is starting that is causing the problem. ScanRegistry, SystemTray, *StateMgr and two LoadPowerProfile lines should be there. You can remove the Taskmonitor and PCHealth lines and LexStart if they are there. Any other should be investigated as to what they are (CD-RW, Modem = OK), to see if they are not needed or if they are a virus or Spyware_AD-ware.
It would have really help if you bothered to say what Anti-Virus and Spyware checks have been done and what was in your Startup list that is not Windows ME defaults, and what printer you have.
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Response Number 2
Name: Trev Date: February 4, 2003 at 11:56:08 Pacific
Reply:
Agree with JackG and run through the tips on the homepage link on this response, too.
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