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remove start up programs in windows 98

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by vuitanh

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I'm trying to remove start up program using msconfig |start up tab. One of the programs keep popping up is the Windows 98 Welcome program c:\windows\welcome.exe. Even after I unchecked in the start up it still pop up. I have to rename the welcomexx.exe to stop, but the wizard then popup trying to search for the program. I also have a different program automatically load up or add itself in the start up after I unchecked it. Where do I go to disable all these?

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by bill_h

Please refer to the MSDN article "Unable to Disable the Welcome To Windows 98 Dialog Box", which is located at:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q192/3/99.ASP

(If the URL above does not work, locate and remove any spaces inserted by the TechRepublic system.)

If this does not take care of the problem, you may need to delete a registry entry. Open your registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Remove the entry for Welcome.exe.

Hope this helps...

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