IO.SYS Error on Startup

C

Clayton

Hi,
I have a XP Pro system here which gives an IO.SYS error message on startup
then you click ok and another message says error code 50 access violation
then you can click ok and it will continue to load the desktop etc.
Is this a major problem?
 
J

John John

IO.sys is the DOS boot loader for DOS/Windows 9x operating systems, the
file isn't used by XP. Look in the Event Viewer to see if any further
information is recorded at boot time. Use msconfig to see if anything
there is related. Go to Microsoft's web site and download Autoruns and
see if you can find out what might be wanting to use the file on startup.

John
 
C

Clayton

Thanks John, I'll have a look


John John said:
IO.sys is the DOS boot loader for DOS/Windows 9x operating systems, the
file isn't used by XP. Look in the Event Viewer to see if any further
information is recorded at boot time. Use msconfig to see if anything
there is related. Go to Microsoft's web site and download Autoruns and
see if you can find out what might be wanting to use the file on startup.

John
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