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No "Starting Windows 98" Message at Startup

Article ID: 178548

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q178548

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows 98 you do not see a "Starting Windows 98" message, and you cannot tell when to press the CTRL key to display the Windows 98 Startup menu.

CAUSE

The prompt has been removed to allow for a faster start of Windows 98.

RESOLUTION

To display the Startup menu, press and hold down the CTRL key when your computer starts.

NOTE: If you press and hold down the CTRL key when your computer starts, you may receive a keyboard error message. If this occurs, you may safely ignore the keyboard error message.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

If you want the Windows 98 Startup menu to appear each time you start your computer, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER:

msconfig
Click Advanced on the General tab, and then click the Enable Startup Menu check box to select it.
Click OK, click OK, and then click Yes.

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