Easily explained. Startup Control will allow you to stop antivirus from starting on reboot. Once you sort out the problem with vsmon (by uninstalling/re-installing with program inactive), you are free to decide whether to start using it again. Up to now, that has been interfered with by this automatic program that loads with Windows. G.R. Hanson wrote: >Ok, I was just wondering how this would fix the problem with vsmon >hanging on reboot. It's at reboot that I have the problem. >Re-Na Hanson <still confused but getting use to it!> > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Durham" <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:29 PM >Subject: [pchelpers] Re: vsmon error on reboot > > >I saves Startup Control in its own directory and put a shortcut to it on >the desktop. Once you click that, the Startup (user) tab shows what your >startup options are. Just check the ones you want to start there. Under >the Services tab, check minilog and True Vector (for Zonealarm). The >other stuff should not need changing in this case. The registry will be >updated to start the appropriate services next time you re-boot. > > -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.