Re: free cell
From: Nick Kritselis [MS] (nickk_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/10/04
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:06:45 -0800
Rip,
Try the following information, see if this helps. (If you use Windows ME or
Windows 98, instructions are further down.):
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
Note - You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in to complete this procedure. If your computer is
connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from
completing this procedure.
Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the
Process System.ini File, Process WIn.ini File, and Load Startup Items check
boxes. You cannot clear the Use Original Boot.ini check box.
On the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check
box, and then click Disable All.
Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your computer.
After Windows starts, determine whether the symptoms are still present.
Note - Look closely at the General tab to make sure that the check boxes
that you cleared are still cleared. Proceed to step 6 if none of the check
boxes are selected. If the Load System Services check box is the only
disabled check box, your computer is not "clean-booted." If additional check
boxes are disabled and the problem is not resolved, you may require
assistance from the manufacturer of the program that places a check mark
back in Msconfig.
If none of the check boxes are selected and the problem is not resolved, you
may have to repeat steps 1 through 5, but you may also have to clear the
Load System Services check box on the General tab. This temporarily disables
Microsoft services (for example, Networking, Plug and Play, Event Logging,
and Error Reporting) and permanently deletes all restore points for the
System Restore utility. Do not do this if you want to retain your restore
points for System Restore or if you must use a Microsoft service to test the
problem.
Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the General tab, click to select the Process System.ini File check box,
click OK, and then click Restart to restart the computer. If the problem
continues to occur, the issue is with an entry in your System.ini file. If
the problem does not continue to occur, repeat this step for the Process
Win.ini File, Load Startup Items, and Load System Services (if appropriate)
check boxes until the problem occurs. After the problem occurs, the last
item that you selected is the item in which the problem is occurring.Note
Microsoft strongly recommends that you do not use System Configuration
Utility to modify the Boot.ini file on your computer without the direction
of a Microsoft support professional. Doing so may render your computer
unusable.
How to Return from a Clean Boot State
Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and
services.
Click OK. Click Restart when you are prompted to restart your computer.
How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Me
Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the General tab, click Selective startup.
Click to clear all of the check boxes under Selective startup.
On the Startup tab, click to select the *StateMgr check box.
Click OK. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. After
the computer restarts, Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open
box, and then click OK.
IMPORTANT: Look closely at the General tab to ensure that the check boxes
you cleared are still cleared. Proceed to step 6 if none of the check boxes
is selected. If you see a disabled or gray check box, your computer is not
truly "clean-booted" and you may need assistance from the manufacturer of
the program that places a check mark back into Msconfig.
After you verify that your computer is clean-booted in step 5, you can
isolate the issue. If the original issue does not reoccur after the clean
boot, select one item at a time under Selective startup, and then restart
the computer to see if the additional entry reproduces the original issue.
NOTE: When you perform this procedure, Windows uses the Standard VGA driver
(640 x 480 x 16) for your display. This driver sets your display to a
resolution of 640 x 480 pixels with 16 colors. If you cannot test the
original issue in this configuration (for example, you have to run a program
that requires a higher resolution or color depth), you may have to change
your display driver to a high-resolution generic (Super VGA) driver or
select the System.ini item to add your original display adapter back to your
configuration. Note that if you add the System.ini item back to your
configuration, you may also add components and settings with your original
display driver. For additional information about how to change your display
driver, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
131806 Windows 95/98/Me: How to Install or Change a Video Driver
How to Return from a Clean Boot State
Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the General tab, click Normal startup.
Click OK. Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Categories That Are Disabled in a Clean Boot
System.ini entries
Win.ini entries
Static virtual device drivers (VxDs)
Startup items
Environment variables for MS-DOS emulation
NOTE: The following VxDs should be checked in the static VxD tab of the
System Configuration Utility to ensure proper functioning for
internet/networking access:
VNETSUP
NDIS
VNETBIOS
VREDIR
How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 98
Windows 98 includes a System Configuration Utility tool (Msconfig.exe) to
make performing a clean boot much easier.
For additional information about how to troubleshoot using the msconfig
utility with Windows 98, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
281965 How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98
Use one of the following methods to run System Configuration Utility:
Start the System Information tool, and then start System Configuration
Utility:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
and then click System Information.
On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.
Start System Configuration Utility at the Run command. To do this, click
Start, click Run, type msconfig.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
To use System Configuration Utility to perform a clean boot, use one of the
methods that are mentioned earlier in this section to start System
Configuration Utility, and then follow these steps:
On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the
following check boxes:
Process Config.sys File
Process Autoexec.bat File
Process Winstart.bat File (if available)
Process System.ini File
Process Win.ini File
Load Startup Group Items
Click OK, and then restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.
Each check box (except the Load Startup Group Items check box) represents
files that are renamed with a troubleshoot (.tsh) file extension when you
click to clear the check box. The Load Startup Group Items check box
represents icons in the Startup folder or entries in the following registry
keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
-and-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
When you click to clear the Load Startup Group Items check box, the registry
entries are written in the following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-
-and-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices- -a
nd-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-
The icons in the Startup folder are moved to the Disabled Startup Items
folder in the Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.
When you click to clear check box for a file, a "remark" statement is placed
at the beginning of each line in the file. For both the Config.sys and
Autoexec.bat files, a "rem tshoot" statement followed by a space is placed
at the beginning of the lines in the file for the check box that you click
to clear. For both the System.ini and Win.ini files, a "; tshoot" statement
followed by a space is placed at the beginning of the lines in the file for
the check box that you click to clear. These remarks are removed when you
click to select a check box that you previously clicked to clear. When you
click to select a check box for an item on the Startup tab, the registry
entry is restored to its original location.
You must restart your computer each time that you make a change to any of
the startup files because they are read-only when your computer starts.
-- -- Thanks, Nick Kritselis [MS] -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "rip" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:da1301c3ef60$9043d7d0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > my wife has been playing freecell for years, but recently > it will not open saying "out of memory,close all programs" > nothing is running except windows. i looked at the > microsoft websight,but no help. does anyone know what to > do to get my wife off my back. She is bugging me to fix > this!!!
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