Windows 98SE post boot question

[dondi]

I've been looking through the archives and no one has mentioned this so I'm wondering if there's a problem. After my CPU boots up an egg timer sits next to the pointer for about 45 seconds and then goes away. I can still select Start etc so it's not a problem but I've never seen this occur with any other OS including 98 (1st ed) and XP on the very same CPU. This is a fresh install and has done it from the very first boot when I've had nothing but a video card installed with default VGA drivers (updating to the correct video drivers made no change). I've looked into all the background programs and tried disabling them one by one and it stems from Systray. Is this quirk consistent with other peoples experience?

 

[LS]

Systray behaved exactly as you described on my 98SE box. The fix is easy if you have a copy of Windows 95 around. End task on systray (or disable from startup) and extract systray.exe from win95_11.cab and put it in your windows\system folder overwriting the quirky 98SE version. Problem solved.

 

[dondi]

Originally posted by: LS
Systray behaved exactly as you described on my 98SE box. The fix is easy if you have a copy of Windows 95 around. End task on systray (or disable from startup) and extract systray.exe from win95_11.cab and put it in your windows\system folder overwriting the quirky 98SE version. Problem solved.

OH MY GOD! It worked like a champ! How did you figure that out? I first tried the Win98 1st ed but it I got a error message...but while looking for it I ran across Spider Solitiare in one of the cabs...I didn't think that became available until WinME...there's lots of stuff in these cabs that doesn't make itself known through the OS, isn't there???

Anyways, thanks so much LS!