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Hi,

I have a XP Pro system here which gives an IO.SYS error message on startup

then you click ok and another message says error code 50 access violation

then you can click ok and it will continue to load the desktop etc.

Is this a major problem?

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Guest Clayton
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Re: IO.SYS Error on Startup

 

Anyone?

 

 

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> I have a XP Pro system here which gives an IO.SYS error message on startup

> then you click ok and another message says error code 50 access violation

> then you can click ok and it will continue to load the desktop etc.

> Is this a major problem?

>

>

Guest John John
Posted

Re: IO.SYS Error on Startup

 

IO.sys is the DOS boot loader for DOS/Windows 9x operating systems, the

file isn't used by XP. Look in the Event Viewer to see if any further

information is recorded at boot time. Use msconfig to see if anything

there is related. Go to Microsoft's web site and download Autoruns and

see if you can find out what might be wanting to use the file on startup.

 

John

 

Clayton wrote:

> Anyone?

>

>

> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

> news:%23CoOTOk$HHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

>> Hi,

>> I have a XP Pro system here which gives an IO.SYS error message on

>> startup then you click ok and another message says error code 50

>> access violation then you can click ok and it will continue to load

>> the desktop etc.

>> Is this a major problem?

>>

>>

>

Guest Clayton
Posted

Re: IO.SYS Error on Startup

 

Thanks John, I'll have a look

 

 

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

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> IO.sys is the DOS boot loader for DOS/Windows 9x operating systems, the

> file isn't used by XP. Look in the Event Viewer to see if any further

> information is recorded at boot time. Use msconfig to see if anything

> there is related. Go to Microsoft's web site and download Autoruns and

> see if you can find out what might be wanting to use the file on startup.

>

> John

>

> Clayton wrote:

>

>> Anyone?

>>

>>

>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>> news:%23CoOTOk$HHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> Hi,

>>> I have a XP Pro system here which gives an IO.SYS error message on

>>> startup then you click ok and another message says error code 50 access

>>> violation then you can click ok and it will continue to load the desktop

>>> etc.

>>> Is this a major problem?

>>>

>>>

>>

>


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