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How do I determine the version of Windows 95 loaded on my system

How do I stop unwanted applications from loading at startup


How do I determine the version of Windows 95 loaded on my system

Right-mouse-click My Computer, select Properties, and on the General tab, you'll see the version listed under System.

You can also get the Windows version number by typing

ver

at a DOS prompt. Doing so will return 4.00.950 for the original release of Windows 95, 4.00.1111 (for OSR2), or 4.00.1212 (or higher) for updates to OSR 2, such as OSR 2.1.

"Ver" will not display a revision, such as Service Pack 1.

For even more information, including the revision, go to a DOS prompt and type

ver /r

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How do I stop unwanted applications from loading at startup

There are three Registry locations that may include references to these programs. They are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN

and (if user profiles are enabled):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN

Note: If you plan to delete references from the above locations, make sure to back up the Registry files -- User.dat and System.dat -- first, in case you make a mistake. The easiest way is to zip your user.dat and system.dat files and store them on a floppy disk.

There are other places to look for references to unwanted applications:

- Your WIN.INI file.
Select Start, Run, type sysedit and click OK. Inside the System Configuration Editor, select the WIN.INI window and under the [Windows] section, search for a "run=" or "load=" line. These lines instruct programs to load at startup.
(Note: Don't mess with this file unless you know what you're doing. Ask for assistance from someone who does.)

- your autoexec.dos and config.dos files

- The Startup folder.
To open this folder, right-mouse click the Start button, select open, double-click Programs, and then double-click Startup. (If you have IE 4.0 installed, navigate your way to this folder right on the Start menu, right-mouse click it, and select Open.) Is there a shortcut in there that looks like the culprit? Delete it!

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