You are probably using Windows 95 or 98. Once you get Windows running, start the program Sysedit.exe from the RUN command off the START menue. Add the line "WIN" without quotes as the last line in your autoexec.bat file. That should fix it. Howard Rubin The Computer Doctor Fortaleza, Brazil RE: Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:13:18 -0700 From: Michelle Trudeau <[log in to unmask]> Subject: <No subject given> hi,i have a slight problem,i was trying to help out a neighbor on their computer,i have no idea what i did,but they cannot go right to windows on bootup,they get a prompt,i typed in "win" which brought me to windows,but what can i do so they no longer have to go that route? thank you very much,ron PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>