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  • 28-10-2005 11:35am
    #1
    j1892
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi, I've windows 98 and about a month ago, microsoft chat started popping up whenever I log in. A week ago it started starting up twice, this is REALLY annoying, as I have NEVER used it before. There are 4 users on this computer, and when one person logs in it's alright, just not for everyone else. I'd really appreciate some help on this, as It's wrecking my head! I use zone alarm by the way.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    autoruns www.sysinternals.com will tell you where it is starting from

    did someone add it to the startup group ?

    are you on a small network - if so then it's common to use chat with 89 pc's and someone may have set it up for up


    unless you use profiles in 98 all users share the same settings (much easier to admin that way)


  • #3
    j1892
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭j1892


    Nope, not in the startup group, and its not on a network. I went to that site but it apparently doesn't cover windows 98. Will it work anyway? Thanks!


  • #4
    Turlock
    Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭Turlock


    I came across this before I removed a program but it didn't clear the icon from the startup group, when the link doesn't work it goes looking for the nearest match which was MS Chat. Go through the links for all the shortcuts in the Startup group and you should find that one of the programs shortcuts points to it.

    If not go 'start->Run' type 'regedit' and search for RunOnce, when it finds it there'll be folder underneath called Run and in there a load of links saying what to run at startup


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Turlock wrote:
    If not go 'start->Run' type 'regedit' and search for RunOnce, when it finds it there'll be folder underneath called Run and in there a load of links saying what to run at startup
    Make a backup of the reg first
    into Command prompt and
    CD \windows (if not already in windows folder)
    Xcopy *.da? BAK\*.* /h /r

    the old version of autruns used to run on 98, haven't tried the current version on it yet

    runonce - only runs once - you can ignore it
    look at the other run keys nearby


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