Startup Window (DOS) Always Boots

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Recently I had to chase a virus using safe mode. Norton gave a couple of
options for getting to safe mode and I chose to take the "msconfig/system
configuration utility/advanced/check enable Startup Menu" route.. It worked,
I got to Safe Mode and the virus was dispatched.

I rebooted and unchecked the "enable Startup Menu". On reboot I still get
the DOS menu with the options to "1. Normal.....3..SafeMode etc...."

I then followed Norton to Microsoft help and found my msdos.sys file. It
did not have an entry for "BootSafe=1" that I could change to "BootSafe=0".
So I added that line, "BootSafe=0" at the top (I think). But it still goes
to the black and white menu on boot up and I still have to choose "Normal"
to finally boot to the WinMe screen.

Appreciate any help!

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Thanks, Mike! You da man! That did the job. But next time I think I'll go
back to "F8" <g>. Larry
"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> Unchecking enable Start Menu is MSConfig should have been sufficient
> however the entry in msdos.sys that controls whether the boot menu is
> displayed or not is not BootSafe but rather BootMenu. Check through
> msdos.sys for BootMenu and set = 0, that is BootMenu=0. Check also that
> there is just the one entry which should be in the section headed
> [Options].
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> Lawrence Clemens <lclemens_delete_@mn_delete_.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Recently I had to chase a virus using safe mode. Norton gave a
>> couple of options for getting to safe mode and I chose to take the
>> "msconfig/system configuration utility/advanced/check enable Startup
>> Menu" route.. It worked, I got to Safe Mode and the virus was
>> dispatched.
>> I rebooted and unchecked the "enable Startup Menu". On reboot I
>> still get the DOS menu with the options to "1. Normal.....3..SafeMode
>> etc...."
>> I then followed Norton to Microsoft help and found my msdos.sys file.
>> It did not have an entry for "BootSafe=1" that I could change to
>> "BootSafe=0". So I added that line, "BootSafe=0" at the top (I
>> think). But it still goes to the black and white menu on boot up and
>> I still have to choose "Normal" to finally boot to the WinMe screen.
>>
>> Appreciate any help!
>