Re: "LostRun.exe"

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 01/13/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:25:56 -0500

Jim,

Go to Start, Run and enter MSCONFIG Go to the Startup tab. There you'll
see what's loading at startup. Items here are loaded from the Registry and
the Start Menu, Programs\Startup folder. Locate the entry in question and
uncheck it. 

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"Jim Buffum" <lotuponacast@speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:473c01c2bab7$285dc290$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> Please Help...Windows xp Home keeps telling me that it
> can't find C:\Windows\System32
> \Tool\Lostrun.exe...........actually I could care less,
> but it's search takes up an aggravating amount of time at
> boot up, and that's about it?...I don't know why Windows
> is seeking it...I don't know what it is, and when they
> tell me that they can't find it, it looks like I was the
> one looking for it...(Make sure you typed the path
> correctly...????)...Anyway, please tell me I can replace
> it and how...it isn't as simple a question as it may
> seem...Thanks ever so much!!!!...Jim

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