Document ID:1998626135916 Last Modified:02/15/2001

NPROTECT listed twice on the Startup tab in Windows' System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG)

Situation:
Windows 98 includes a new utility called the System Configuration Utility. The Startup tab lists programs that start automatically when Windows starts. You see NPROTECT listed there twice.

Solution:
This is normal. When Norton Utilities is installed, NPROTECT (the program that is part of the Norton Protected Recycle Bin) runs from one of two different keys in the registry. Since it is in two places, MSCONFIG lists it twice. NPROTECT checks whether it is already in memory when it loads, so it will not load twice.

Product(s): Norton Utilities 2000 v4.5 - Win95/98, Norton Utilities 2001 v5.0 - Win9x/Me
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows Me
Date Created: 06/26/1998