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re: scandisk starts when booting system
Friday, April 18, 2003 at 2:42 pm
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Posted by robert (1 messages posted)


hi courtney/ how do u edit your msdos.sys file in the root directory??


On Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 12:54 am, Courtney wrote:
>Well, edit your MSDOS.SYS file that is hidden in
>the root directory.  Under [options] change
>(or add) AutoScan to be equal to 0.  In other
>words
>
>[Options]
>AutoScan=0
>
>I think 1 causes it to run whenever needed and
>prompts the user, and I think 2 just runs it when
>needed with no confirmation.  That is how it is set
>on mine.  Plus I have the cache fix installed.
>
>As for the "Online Services," I am tired of them
>getting added all the time too.  Everytime you
>change your browser, they may come back.  I
>have deleted the files by hand before and hand
>edited the registry to remove all entries that
>contain AOL and AIM.  I don't see why every
>browser you install assumes you want WinAmp
>either.  I'd rather use Yahoo!'s player.  It is
>simpler to use.
>
>                                                    Courtney
>




Written in response to:
re: scandisk starts when booting system (Courtney: Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 12:54 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: scandisk starts when booting system (Courtney: Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 10:59 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-scandisk starts when booting system (Robert: Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 4:51 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (Mike Sommer: Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 7:12 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (John Shultz: Tue, Feb 12, 2002, 6:09 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (Courtney: Sun, May 19, 2002, 12:54 am)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (robert: Fri, Apr 18, 2003, 2:42 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (Courtney: Sat, Apr 19, 2003, 10:59 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (f0xb8: Sun, May 11, 2003, 4:41 pm)
*re: scandisk starts when booting system ??? (Dede: Fri, Dec 19, 2003, 8:59 am)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (ian h.: Sun, Jan 25, 2004, 1:38 pm)
*re: scandisk starts when booting system (Courtney: Mon, Jun 28, 2004, 6:27 pm)
*re: scandisk starts when booting system (Geo D: Thu, Sep 30, 2004, 8:21 am)
-RE: Scandisk starts when booting system (Windows 98 Second Edition) (Tom Wilson: Thu, Feb 24, 2005, 3:15 pm)
*RE: Scandisk starts when booting system (Windows 98 Second Edition) (Tom Wilson: Fri, Feb 25, 2005, 6:36 am)
*re: scandisk starts when booting system (sanjiv: Thu, Dec 2, 2004, 8:46 pm)
-re: scandisk starts when booting system (somebody: Sat, Nov 4, 2006, 12:01 pm)
*re: scandisk starts when booting system (somebody: Sat, Nov 4, 2006, 12:04 pm)
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