Hi Larry, If it starts okay in normal mode, then everything is okay. I suspect there may be a setting you changed. To disable the startup menu, go to Start|Run and type "msconfig" {but don't use the quotation marks) and hit "enter." On the "General" tab, you'll see an "advanced" button. Click on it, and on the list that appears, see if you have a checkmark in "Enable startup menu." If you do, uncheck it (leave everything else alone), hit the OK, the OK again and reboot the system if it asks. That should take care of it. Let us know if it doesn't. Good luck. Sue Clark Bristol, ME Hi, there, Every time I start my computer a window 98 starup menu appears. 1 Normal (highlighted) 2 Logged 3 Safe Mode 4 Step by step confirmation 5 Safe mode command pront only When I hit ENTER the window dissappear. How can I get rid of that window ? HP Pavilion 4550Z Window: 98 467 megahertz Intel Celeron Memory: 192 Internet Explorer: 6 PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>