> For the last couple of weeks, when I boot up the puter, I get the WIN95
> Start Up menu, ...
> Everything is running fine and have had no problems but how do I get rid of
> this annoying screen at bootup?

This topic was just written up in the March 1998 issue of PC World in the
Windows Tips section, page 296. You might also find it on their web site. The
main point is to edit the MSDOS.SYS file in the root directory of the boot drive
(after turning off the read-only, hidden, and system attributes). Find the line
BootMenu=1 (or some other number) in the [Options] section and change it to
BootMenu=0.

> I have talked to a tech and posted on a web BB and they both suggested
> reinstalling WIN95.  If I do this, will I lose all the settings and programs ...

I've done this before and don't know about _all_ the settings but my Desktop
and Start Menu still had the same shortcuts afterwards as before. Same with
the hardware device list. However I once did this when upgrading my hard disk
and the install didn't overwrite the existing MSDOS.SYS file (I was trying to get
it to add a network option that MSDOS.SYS on the old disk had) so even a
reinstall may not help. If you do decide to reinstall, I suggest first copying the
WIN95 directory from the CD to your hard disk (35-80 MB depending on your
version of Windows 95) and making (and testing) a startup disk
(Start/Settings/ControlPanel/AddRemovePrograms/StartUpDisk tab). That
way, in case something goes wrong you don't need to worry about getting 16-bit
CD-ROM drivers loaded. This procedure is also briefly mentioned (with a
reference to a longer article in a prior issue) in the Answer Line section of the
same magazine on page 294.

It's lucky I just read those articles this morning before reading your post.