reg.startpage A virus (W95)

[pauljarvis8]

a virus scan found reg.startpage A virus in file windows\sp.reg. I deleted it and now every time I boot up I get a window at the end saying windows\sp.reg: error opening file. My PC still seems to run as normal though. So what does this sp.reg do because everything seems normal other than the message window - I just click on ok and it goes.

[TonyKlein]

Go to Start > Run > Msconfig, and uncheck the line referring to sp.dll on the Startup tab.

Click OK, close Msconfig, and reboot.

Cheers, Tony

[pauljarvis8]

Thanks Tony but when I follow your instructions a box comes up saying cannot find file Msconfig??

[TonyKlein]

Ah, my bad!

Win95 doesn't have Msconfig.

Download it here:

<a target="_blank" href=http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Msconfig.htm>http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Msconfig.htm</a>

Good luck, Tony

[pauljarvis8]

Thanks Tony. downloaded that Msconfig stuff but could not find reference to sp.ll only sp, so unchecked that! Restarted the PC and the fatal exception error blue screen came up. Restarted again and it appears to have cured it - I hope!!

[TonyKlein]

That's what I meant.

Well done!

Cheers, Tony

[iampnw]

Dang Tony, that link made me homesick. I grew up on Whidbey Island.
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