[Lowfer] XP question

[JD via Lowfer]

JB, glad to hear your problem was relieved by rebooting, but it will 
probably return.  Some things to consider when it does:

In Windows it is generally not a good idea to simply delete or rename a 
file that's acting up.  If you don't turn off Windows' attempt to start 
the file, it will slow down the bootup process and may very well kick 
up an error message of its own at each startup.

The better approach is to remove it from the list of things that try to 
start.  It can be done with registry entries, but that's a tedious and 
risky process.  It can be done with third-party tools, but who wants 
something running on his computer (ie, Spybot) that's named for one of 
the very things you DON'T want running on your computer?

I'd start by going to the Start button and click Run... and type in 
msconfig to start XP's own tool for that very purpose.  Look under both 
the Services and Startup tab for anything with a similar looking 
name...it probably won't be the full file name...and uncheck it.  
Reboot to make the change take effect, and when Windows restarts and 
prompts you to let msconfig run at startup and undo the change--don't 
let it.

BTW, I'm sending this to you directly as well as to the list, because 
for some reason, neither of my accounts now seems to be able to send 
mail through the reflector as of yesterday.

JD