Two browsers opening @ startup

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Joebee

I am running Win98se, when I start up my computer and the IE6 loads the
first browser opens at my isp's start page which is bigpond.com then another
browser opens with 'HTTP 404 Not Found - Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The page cannot be found'
What could be causing this and how can I fix it.
Another problem is before I could clear my desktop up by dragging icons from
desktop to the toolbar and 4 would reside in plain view and the rest could
be accessed by clicking on an arrow and next to them and a splash screen
would open with the rest of them, anyone know what's causing this and how to
fix it. Hope not to offend with asking 2 questions under one header. TIA
Joe
 
Check your startup.

Check in Msconfig for any oddities.
(Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab)
If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then:

Start-Run-msinfo32
Click the + beside Software Environment to expand.
Click Startup Programs
Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy.
Paste that information in your message.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Joebee"
I am running Win98se, when I start up my computer and the IE6 loads the
first browser opens at my isp's start page which is bigpond.com then another
browser opens with 'HTTP 404 Not Found - Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The page cannot be found'
What could be causing this and how can I fix it.
(second question snipped)
 
Here is the info Alan
OCRAWARE Startup Group C:\OPLIMIT\OCRAWARE.EXE
Big Pond Shortcut Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Big Pond
Advance\BIGPOND.EXE"
Microsoft Office Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\OSA9.EXE" -b -l
eBookMan Monitor Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Franklin Electronic
Publishers\eBookMan Desktop Manager\EbmMgr.exe"
Mobipocket Web Companion Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Franklin Electronic
Publishers\eBookMan Desktop Manager\webcomp\webcomp.exe" -m
Office Startup Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Project\Office\OSA.EXE" -b
Image Transfer Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Sony Corporation\Image
Transfer\SonyTray.exe"
Msimn.exe Startup Group C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\MSIMN.EXE
Iexplore.exe Startup Group C:\WINDOWS\Start
Menu\Programs\StartUp\IEXPLORE.EXE
ZoneAlarm Common Startup Group "C:\Program Files\Zone
Labs\ZoneAlarm\zonealarm.exe"
ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
TaskMonitor Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe
LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe
powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
HPDJ Taskbar Utility Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb03.exe
Stat 'n' Perf Registry (Machine Run) C:\Program
Files\StatnPerf\StatnPerf.exe -auto
CriticalUpdate Registry (Machine Run)
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup
LoadQM Registry (Machine Run) loadqm.exe
BigPond Toolbar Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program
Files\Telstra\Toolbar\bpumTray.exe"
Advanced Tools Check Registry (Machine Run)
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\ADVTOOLS\ADVCHK.EXE
Zone Labs Client Registry (Machine Run)
C:\DOWNLO~1\ZONEAL~1.1\ZONEAL~2\zapro.exe
TkBellExe Registry (Machine Run) "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
FineReader6NewsReaderProTrial Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRAM FILES\ABBYY
FINEREADER 6.0\ABBYYNEWSREADER.EXE
piiserviceOE Registry (Machine Run)
NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE
LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe
powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
SchedulingAgent Registry (Machine Service) mstask.exe
ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg
TrueVector Registry (Machine Service)
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service
 
Disable that dubious looking iexplore.exe in the Startup Group.
I suspect a virus but it could be some sort of a parasite.
It is not the correct place for a genuine iexplore.exe


....Alan
 
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