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[Guest]

MSN Messenger and Roxio Drag-to-Disc icons appear automatically on my desktop
when I start my computer in the morning. How can I stop them from appearing
there?

There's an *outside* chance they might be the cause for the 2 Linksys
Wireless Access Violation error messages I'm getting each morning, because
when I close them, the red X leaves from in front of my Wireless icon in the
system tray.

JW

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have a look at those programs' settings/options to see if you can stop them
appearing at startup. The Roxio program can be stopped, otherwise, via
msconfig - uncheck 'DrgToDsc'

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Will Denny
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[steam3801]

MSN Messenger and Roxio Drag-to-Disc icons appear automatically on my desktop
when I start my computer in the morning. How can I stop them from appearing
there?

There's an *outside* chance they might be the cause for the 2 Linksys
Wireless Access Violation error messages I'm getting each morning, because
when I close them, the red X leaves from in front of my Wireless icon in the
system tray.

MSN - open MSN and change the settings options to stop start up with
Windows

Roxio - Run -> msconfig <ENTER> -> Startup -> untick the program
option

 

[Guest]

MSN - open MSN and change the settings options to stop start up with
Windows
Roxio - Run -> msconfig <ENTER> -> Startup -> untick the program
option
steam3801

Following Will Denny's (hope I got that name right; it's not on my screen)
suggestion, I easily and successfully stopped MSN Messenger. And when I
rebooted, there was no access violation message and no red X in front of the
Wireless icon in the system tray. I thought my problem was totally fixed.

Following your suggestion, I unchecked Drag-to-Disc in the Start menu (also
a couple others) and rebooted. I got the access violation message again PLUS
a System Configuration Utility window (are you familiar with it?) Can I
check the box that says don't show this message again and don't launch this
utility at startup?

The problem here is that, as I recall, the access violation message never
did appear 100% regularly -- just more often than not.

With Windows 98SE, I used to be able to copy and paste the Start menu into a
WordPerfect document. I can't find a way to either do that or print out the
list. They were ALL CHECKED, which is probably why it takes so infernally
long for my less than a year old computer to boot up.

 

[steam3801]

Following Will Denny's (hope I got that name right; it's not on my screen)
suggestion, I easily and successfully stopped MSN Messenger. And when I
rebooted, there was no access violation message and no red X in front of the
Wireless icon in the system tray. I thought my problem was totally fixed.

Following your suggestion, I unchecked Drag-to-Disc in the Start menu (also
a couple others) and rebooted. I got the access violation message again PLUS
a System Configuration Utility window (are you familiar with it?) Can I
check the box that says don't show this message again and don't launch this
utility at startup?

Yes, tick the box to tell BIll Gates that you know you just shut down
some startup programs and there really is no need for him to keep
reminding you of what *YOU'VE* done every time you start *YOUR*
computer (Microsoft get a little peeved when you start changing things
that *THEY* think should happen all the time .. when those things
don't really need to happen.

The problem here is that, as I recall, the access violation message never
did appear 100% regularly -- just more often than not.

With Windows 98SE, I used to be able to copy and paste the Start menu into a
WordPerfect document. I can't find a way to either do that or print out the
list. They were ALL CHECKED, which is probably why it takes so infernally
long for my less than a year old computer to boot up.

Yup, got it in one. A lot of software manufacturers think that their
products are s-o-o-o-o-o important they *MUST* run on your computer
24/7/365. Pffttt!! Try turning some off, one by one, see what happens.
No good? Then turn back on again.

Unsure of what some are? - Google will help.

Start menu programs are located in the rootdrive (C:\) folder :-
\ Documents and settings \ All Users \ Start menu
and
\ Documents and settings \ [username] \ Start menu.

 

[Guest]

Following Will Denny's (hope I got that name right; it's not on my screen)
suggestion, I easily and successfully stopped MSN Messenger. And when I
rebooted, there was no access violation message and no red X in front of the
Wireless icon in the system tray. I thought my problem was totally fixed.

Following your suggestion, I unchecked Drag-to-Disc in the Start menu (also
a couple others) and rebooted. I got the access violation message again PLUS
a System Configuration Utility window (are you familiar with it?) Can I
check the box that says don't show this message again and don't launch this
utility at startup?

Yes, tick the box to tell BIll Gates that you know you just shut down
some startup programs and there really is no need for him to keep
reminding you of what *YOU'VE* done every time you start *YOUR*
computer (Microsoft get a little peeved when you start changing things
that *THEY* think should happen all the time .. when those things
don't really need to happen.

The problem here is that, as I recall, the access violation message never
did appear 100% regularly -- just more often than not.

With Windows 98SE, I used to be able to copy and paste the Start menu into a
WordPerfect document. I can't find a way to either do that or print out the
list. They were ALL CHECKED, which is probably why it takes so infernally
long for my less than a year old computer to boot up.

Yup, got it in one. A lot of software manufacturers think that their
products are s-o-o-o-o-o important they *MUST* run on your computer
24/7/365. Pffttt!! Try turning some off, one by one, see what happens.
No good? Then turn back on again.

Unsure of what some are? - Google will help.

Start menu programs are located in the rootdrive (C:\) folder :-
\ Documents and settings \ All Users \ Start menu
and
\ Documents and settings \ [username] \ Start menu.

Thank you VERY much, steam. Not only have you given me helpful information,
but you've done it so pleasingly that I feel happier than I did an hour ago.
: )

JW