System Configuration Utility Lists Items Not in Startup Folder (187307)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q187307

SYMPTOMS

When you view the entries listed on the Startup tab of the Microsoft System Configuration Utility tool, you might notice that not all of these entries are located in the Startup folder.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because the entries listed on the Startup tab are compiled from two sources, the Startup folder and the registry. There are seven (six, if the initial Welcome screen is disabled) entries on the Startup tab by default. All of these registry entries are added by Windows 98 Setup. Any additional entries are either added to the registry or to the Startup folder when you install programs.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The following list shows the default programs and their associated registry keys: 
   TaskMonitor        C:\Windows\Taskmon.exe
   SystemTray         SysTray.Exe
   ScanRegistry       C:\Windows\Scanregw.exe /Autorun
   Welcome            C:\Windows\Welcome.exe /R
   LoadPowerProfile   Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
   LoadPowerProfile   Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
   SchedulingAgent    C:\Windows\System\Mstask.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

NOTE: LoadPowerProfile appears identically in both registry keys and on the Startup tab.

For information about clean booting Windows 98 using System Configuration Utility, please see the "Narrowing the Focus" section in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

ARTICLE-ID: Q192926 192926
TITLE : How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB187307
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