Need help with start up error.

[gmw]

When I do a cold boot I often get a message telling me that my config.sys is
corrupt. When I control+alt+delete I boot up with out incident.

Since I am booting on the second, sometimes third, boot I don't think the
problem is the config.sys file but something in the boot process that leads
up to config.sys. Does this sound correct?

Since this happens only during cold boot my thoughts are running to the MBR.

Would the "fixmbr" command work, and what are the consequences of using the
fixmbr command on a non broken mbr?

[Thorsten Matzner]

"gmw" > wrote:

>When I do a cold boot I often get a message telling me that my config.sys is
>corrupt. When I control+alt+delete I boot up with out incident.

Windows XP does no longer use/need a CONFIG.SYS file. The file is
still present, but this is for backwards compatibility. So it is very
likely that some autostarting application causes this error message.
Check your startup settings. An automatic application start can be
defined here:
- the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
- the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
- the folders
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560) and "How to Perform a
Clean Boot in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353).

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