You can check it but the preferred way is to permanently stop the item from running by removing it from where ever it is starting up at. If you look on the startup tab it will give you the location of where it is starting including the path in the registry if it is starting from there. Delete it from it's source and it will no longer show up on the startup tab and you can return msconfig back to normal startup. Spider -----Original Message----- From: 24hoursupport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:24hoursupport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of wiilson morton Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 8:44 AM To: 24hoursupport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [24hoursupport] unchecking items in startup folder I have windows xp home edition. When I go to msconfig and uncheck an item in the startup folder, and restart the computer, I get a nessage that says "you have used the sysyem config. utility to make changes to the way windows starts. The system config.utility is currently in diagnostic or selective start up mode causing this message to be displayed and this utility to run every time windows starts" Then it says " don't show this message or launch the system config. utility when windows starts" The box next to it is unchecked. Should I check it to stop getting that message? - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://webpages.charter.net/chizotz/