Microsoft KB Archive/187524

= MS-DOS-Based Program Starts When You Start Your Computer =

Article ID: 187524

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187524



SYMPTOMS
After you run a program in MS-DOS mode, you may not be able to start Windows. Instead, every time you restart your computer, you see the message "Windows 98 is now starting your MS-DOS-based program" and then the MS-DOS-based program starts.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you run a program in MS-DOS mode and the program terminates abnormally.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, try the following method. If one method does not resolve the issue, try the next method.

Method 1
Restart your computer. As soon as the computer finishes its Power On Self Test (POST), press the ESC key to start Windows.

Method 2
Restart your computer. Let the MS-DOS-based program start, and then quit the program normally.

Method 3
Restore your orignal Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Restart your computer. Press and hold down the CTRL key until you see the Windows 98 Startup menu.
 * 2) Choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
 * 3) At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:

'''ren config.sys config.app

ren config.wos config.sys

ren autoexec.bat autoexec.app

ren autoexec.wos autoexec.bat'''
 * 1) Restart your computer.

Additional query words: shutdown shut down start boot

Keywords: kbprb KB187524

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