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Look at your \windows\win.ini file in the first section [windows]. There should be lines like 'run=c:\ditto\schedule.exe' Either remove these or comment them out (put a ; before each line) and they will no longer be loaded on startup Alex > > > I recently installed Iomega's "Ditto" backup software on my 755CD. The > program has a "scheduler" and "instant backup" program intended to run in > the background. It works absolutely great and I was able to back up my > HD in only 2+ hours. Here's my problem, now. > > I am not too "fluent" in Windows 3.1, so my question might appear > elementary. The damn Ditto software has created icons that appear at the > bottom of my screen at Windows bootup- as if they were minimized programs > that were started in the STARTUP window. Unfortunately, the programs > don't appear in the startup menu at all. I suspect that somewhere in > Windows 3.1 there a file, similar to a autoexec.bat file that loads > program items separately from the startup items in the startup program > group. > > Could someone help me out here and tell me how to get rid of the damn > unrequested and unwanted items that now inhabit my screen? BTW- I've > been through every icon and program in the Ditto program group and cannot > find anything to "turn off" the damn icons there. I'm frustrated and sure > would appreciate some advice here. > > Tom > > > Thomas A. Gauldin Here's to the land of the longleaf pine, > Raleigh, NC The summerland where the sun doth shine, > BSRB45A on Prodigy Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great, > FAX (919) 676-1404 Here's to Downhome, the Old North State. > >