On Sun, 21 May 2000 08:52:52 -0600 Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> At 04:52 PM 05/19/2000 , Demetri Kolokotronis wrote:
> >Anyone know what runonce.exe, c:\windows\system, does in Win98?
>
> Runonce is used in the Setup of Windows, searching for all Windows
> 3.x program group files and converting them to shortcuts on the Start
> Menu.

> Now...  this only works if you have an old install of 3.x that you
> have updated with Windows95 or 98.   If you have a fresh install of
> WIndows9x, running the files does nothing.

>      Bob Wright
> The NOSPIN Group

I never had Win3.1 on my computer. After reading the above I disabled
runonce in msconfig, Startup. Since I never had Win3.1, I wonder why
runonce was enabled, and why it didn't disable itself as not needed.

Thanks to Bob Wright for the information.

Demetri Kolokotronis

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