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| Thread ID: 23331 | 2002-08-13 21:11:00 | WIN98 Continuous Updating | RiffRaff (1483) | Press F1 |
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| 70791 | 2002-08-13 21:11:00 | Every time I boot my PC I get the message that Windows is updating something as if I have just installed some new software. - which I haven't. How can I track down why it keeps doing this? |
RiffRaff (1483) | ||
| 70792 | 2002-08-13 22:00:00 | Have you checked you Task Scheduler settings. Had the same thing happen to me when I first had computer installed and when I checked, the Task Scheduler was set to check at startup. Changed it to check once a week. Iris |
Iris (475) | ||
| 70793 | 2002-08-13 22:18:00 | You mean the: "Please wait while windows updates your configuration files..." message? I'm getting that too, except my laptop will hang after that. A warm boot fixes it. Only happens on cold boots. I'm currently investigating this and I'll get back to you. |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 70794 | 2002-08-14 23:37:00 | Yes - thats the message. Happens, as you say, at every cold start but doen't hang. Cheers |
RiffRaff (1483) | ||
| 70795 | 2002-08-14 23:59:00 | It may have something to do with the registry keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce and/or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce not deleting their values. These keys are usually used to install new system files that cannot be overwritten during software installation. You should only have a "(Default)" value with no data for these keys. Delete any others and see if it happens again - of course, the "back up your registry before tinkering" applies. |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 70796 | 2002-08-15 13:27:00 | Its possibly time to check your msconfig start up properties and untick anything not essential including automatic update programs Messenger has one inbuilt called Load QM www.pacs-portal.co.uk good site to check out what does what |
kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 70797 | 2002-08-16 01:20:00 | Thanks to all for the comments. Progress so far: 1. Checked task scheduler - all looks OK. 2. Have had LoadQM stopped for some time now. 3. Ran Poledit - RunOnce is empty but I'll check that it has a nul default. I thought I might set up a small .BAT file with a pause in it, set RunOnce to pick it up, then see what happens if I then remove it. Cheers |
RiffRaff (1483) | ||
| 70798 | 2002-08-16 10:38:00 | Install Zone alarm that may help you see what is happening | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 70799 | 2002-08-16 23:16:00 | Thanks to all for the advice. With the tips you provided and a rather lengthy hunt through the Microsoft Knowledge base I found Q221863 which pointed me to: WININIT.EXE and WININIT.INI It turned out that an MSTS route I had installed left the INI file behind. This prompted WININIT to run at startup. I re-named the INI file and the problem went away. The files are in C:\WINDOWS Cheers. |
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