Microsoft KB Archive/176706

= "Could Not Load or Run" Error Message When You Start Windows =

Article ID: 176706

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Plus! For Kids
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176706



SYMPTOMS
You may receive one or more instances of the following error message when you start Windows:

Desktop! Could not load or run specified in the Win.ini file. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it in the Win.ini file.



CAUSE
You can receive this error message if you have restricted family members from running a program that is on the "Run=" or "Load=" line in the Win.ini file.

Programs on the "Run=" or "Load=" line in the Win.ini file run every time you start Windows.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, you can either remove the restricted programs from the "Run=" or "Load=" line in the Win.ini file, or add them to the list of allowed programs in Protect It!

To remove a program from the "Run=" or "Load=" line, use the following steps. You should remove any program that is listed in the error message described in the Symptoms section of this article.  Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following line in the Open box, and then click OK:

sysedit

 Click the Win.ini window to bring it to the front. In the [Windows] section, locate the "Load=" and "Run=" lines. Remove the program or programs that appeared in the error message. On the File menu, click Save.</li> On the File menu, click Exit.</li> Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart The Computer, and then click Yes.</li></ol>

For information about adding allowed programs in Protect It!, start Protect It!, type your Protect It! key, click OK, and then click Help.

Additional query words: user log on password

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB176706

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