Xppro Startup Help (please!)

[MoReBeEr(VB)]

I'm running XpPro
Just installed about 8 hours of programs , all these worked perfectly
Then tried to install WinISO
it had a auto unzipper
it sort of got an error trying to unzip
it reckon i didn't have enough free space left (liar liar)
so when i reboot now
as windows nearly completes
a full screen folder called PROGRAM comes up with a empty folder called WinISO
i deleted the empty folder called WinISO
i can just click the top right "X" to get rid of it
or use control alt delete to cancel the process "program"
I can not use the last system restore from 6 hours ago as it says my computer
has not changed (???)

How can i get rid of this nothing startup process called "PROGRAM" ??????

Please reply simply & step by step

I am desperate for help on this , Thankyou

[delphin460]

hmm, ok first of all , its not advisable to install more than one program, or a few at a time without restarting


alas , i suggest redoing the whole thing ,

redo the format, and get windows up and running complete and make sure everything is a ok. then do a restore point b4 addaing any other programs

then install programs after restart , do a few installs and do a restore pont ect , till they are all done

once you have all you esential programs installed do a final restore point and that way you have something to go back to

do esential programs first, like antivirus first , then spyware programs , then go from there

[MoReBeEr(VB)]

XPPro & all of the major programs were installed months ago.
Today i was just installing games.
It had been re-started many times today (as usual)

I must admit though -
the computer had been on for a couple of hours
running Overnet
+ copying a couple 600Mb iso's
while watching a couple 600Mb movies
+ surfing the net

nothing unusual

So does anyone know how to get rid of this nothing startup process called "Program"?

Please put it simply as i'm a NOOB for the startup "area"

[zapjb]

Exactly. Too much, too soon, too fast. Always reboot between program installs. Just safer.

[ck-uk]

Did it install or no,?

did you try uninstallin' /reinstallin'

For start-up try

start ,run,msconfig. :)

[tesco]

to get it to stop coming up just click start>run>type 'msconfig'>startup tab at top of window>find programs and uncheck it, then reboot and hopefully it wont come up :)

[firefox]

did you look in the startup folder, is it listed in there, is so just delete if from you startup folder

[MoReBeEr(VB)]

When i did it -
Nothing else was running.
I was not installing WinISO , i was just using its self unzipper.
The self unzipper got an error.
It is not in the startup folder as it was only unzipping !!

Any other help ??????????

[zapjb]

Maybe your downloads corrupt. Try redownloading it.

[fred devliegher]

while watching a couple 600Mb movies
+ surfing the net

Nice trick.

Anyway , have you tried running a virusscan ? It just looks fishy - XP starting to act up after installing a program you probably got of the web... just in case...

[MoReBeEr(VB)]

I had installed this program "WinISO" many times previously with no problems.
The unzipper just ran out of memory or something.

[Chewie]

Delete the C:\PROGRAM folder.
You'll probably also find that another auto-starting program that has stopped starting, will startup OK again. Does that sound right?

[MoReBeEr(VB)]

I must repeat "What a bloody total NOOB i am" 1 thousand times !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The golden daily file sharing award for today goes to Chewie UK (you're a legend)
Yes i was using the auto unzipper for WinISo & it froze , crashed ?
So when i rebooted a folder came up called PROGRAM with a folder called WinISO.
Click on folder , properties (D:\)
Windows Explorer D:\PROGRAM (solution - just delete it !?!?!)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to think i've been thinking of reformatting all day at work , Ahhhhhhhhh ?!?!
The solution was toooooo easy !

Thank you all for replying with help.
And not a single "stupid" reply as well (well done)
It took a "newcomer" to think of the obvious !

I am going to post another topic about problems in Winamp5
but i don't think there is a solution
I think i might have to wait for Winamp6
any takers on this one ?