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Hello all,
I am Computer101, a moderator from Experts-Exchange and also a fellow expert. This question has been open a long time.  What I am going to do is allow feedback from the questioner and experts.  If it is not resolved, I will delete or accept an answer based on the info I have been given,  Experts, feel free to offer input.  I will monitor this question for a period of 3-5 days and come back and evaluate. I will have another moderator (who is also an expert) look at the question also to ensure we do the right thing for this question.

Thank you
Computer101
Community Support Moderator

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Comment from expert accepted as answer.<br />
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Comment from expert accepted as answer.

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I am running Windows 98 Second Edition. &nbsp;When I boot up my computer it will lock up when it starts to load the desktop. &nbsp;When I go into the startup under System Configuration Utility and uncheck ctfmon.exe the computer will boot up just fine. &nbsp;When I restart again it will lock up. &nbsp;I have to restart in Safe Mode and go into the startup and uncheck the ctfmon.exe. &nbsp;Everytime I uncheck it keeps getting put back into the startup twice. &nbsp;Any idea on fixing this problem?
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I am running Windows 98 Second Edition.  When I boot up my computer it will lock up when it starts to load the desktop.  When I go into the startup under System Configuration Utility and uncheck ctfmon.exe the computer will boot up just fine.  When I restart again it will lock up.  I have to restart in Safe Mode and go into the startup and uncheck the ctfmon.exe.  Everytime I uncheck it keeps getting put back into the startup twice.  Any idea on fixing this problem?

ctfmon.exe Causing Computer to Lock Up

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.