Lawrence writes:

<<What about other multiple startups?  (Norton System Doctor--2X;  run=
(HPFsched)--2X;  TweakIU--2X;  LoadPowerProfile--2X;  ZoneAlarm--2X)  How
did they get there?>>

I suspect that these programs are loading from two or three different places.

Check all possible startup locations, and remove any duplicates. Msconfig
may show where each is loading from.  Best to delete any duplicates rather
than just unchecking in msconfig, as this won't remove anything and the
problem is likely to come back.  Multiple loading can slow your boot times
considerably.

Places to look for programs that load at startup are:

Windows/Start Menu/Startup folder, Win.ini,(check the load and run lines) ,
Autoexec.bat, (there may be more than one, in different folders--use Find),
and the registry.

The keys to look for in the registry are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Don Penlington
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