The format of your replies are a bit confusing Larry. :-) It's not an SP1 SP2 thing, since this happens on both. I saw your screenshot off list, and that's what I thought it was. If you are checking that box and clicking "ok", and you're NOT opening MSCONFIG again, then it should not be coming up. If it is, then something is changing something in the "Startup" tab in MSCONFIG. Run a scan with all the anti-malware programs. I'm still a bit confused on what exactly you're seeing though: "I get the message just before the MSCONFIG one shows up". By "message" do you mean that screenshot you sent? If so, then what is the "MSCONFIG one" that shows up? After you check the box and click "ok", the MSCONFIG utility should not come up. If you don't check the box, then click "ok", the utility will then open up. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) http://ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "LarryB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support-OrpheusComputing. com wrote: I've never seen that! If you're talking about that ridiculous annoying monotonous MSCONFIG window that pops up after every boot after you've changed something in MSCONFIG, well that's typical "spastic" XP behavior. The only way to stop it is stop changing something in MSCONFIG, or hit "cancel" when it pops up after boot if you don't need to change anything in it again. Sometimes SpyBot's "TeaTimer" will let you know that this has been added to the Startup folder and you can deny it to keep it from showing up, but, sometimes TT will NOT notice it. If you're talking about something else, then I don't know. Unchecking items under the Startup tab in MSCONFIG should be simple, everything should be plainly named along with the full path. -Clint Support-OrpheusComputing. com wrote: OS? Assuming this is XP, it's just as they say; "TOTAL physical memory" which is your RAM, what you have installed, and "AVAILABLE physical memory", yes, what's still available after what all you have open is consuming. I'm not sure on a good ratio for you since there are too many variables. -Clint ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] When I go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>System info and then look at the total physical memory displayed, is that my ram memory and is the available physical is that what is left at the time I am viewing it? If it is what is a good ratio to have there. It appears that I have 256mb and as I write this missive I have 50mb left. Is that all the stuff that is running in the background. Thanks -- LarryB K & L Electronics Answer Yes on the OS (XP Home) Clint and thanks for the input. I have a friend that is using XP Home with 128m of ram and she uses AOL 9. Often dabbles in pictures and I believe the Ram would be better with 256mb. She is using a laptop Dell 2100 with a processor speed of 1ghz. How much of the stuff in the background can you get rid of without making the system suffer? I have turned off some of it but of coarse M$ send their message each time you start up. I know we need AV in the background and I think this version of AOL has Mcfee. -- LarryB K & L Electronics "What kind of "message" are you speaking of?" The one that says you have modified the startup and are in selective mode. I can't get rid of the message even tho I click Don't tell me this anymore and then say ok. It still comes back when the computer is restarted. On batch files I do not know how to do that. I also find it difficult to tell what you are turning off in the msconfig mode. Answer Maybe the message is a function of SP1 as she does not have SP2 yet. I get the message just before the MSCONFIG one shows up usually it is in front of the MSCONFIG. Thanks -- LarryB K & L Electronics ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
