"Jerry" wrote:

> Just copy the existing win.ini so you have a backup and delete the [annie]
> section and boot again. If problem is gone [annie] was the problem and you
> can try to figure out what it is for. Remember, win.ini is not normally
> required for XP unless there is some older program, i.e. Win98, you're
> running.
>
> "OldHead" <claekfacac@mailinator.com> wrote in message
> news:2A155931-A898-4CE4-A1A9-7C1C0028055D@microsoft.com...
> >I recently began having problems when restarting- 90% of desktop icons
> >were
> > replaced with generic program icons then after a few seconds windows
> > explorer
> > would crash. When starting in safe mode icons reappeared , so I used
> > msconfig
> > /selective startup to quickly (lol) determine the cause. It's in a folder
> > called ' annie ' with the item *'Frame Rate=666666' (*see below) the
> > apparent culprit.
> >
> > [annie]
> > CaptureFile=
> > VideoDevice=0
> > AudioDevice=0
> > ;msconfig FrameRate=666666
> > UseFrameRate=1
> > CaptureAudio=1
> > WantPreview=1
> > MasterStream=-1
> >
> > My question is what and how should I deal with this so I can resume normal
> > restart ( I'm still in selective startup )?
> >
> > I'm using XP Pro-SP2 w/NOD32,Trojan Hunter,MS Antispyware,
> > Spysweeper,WinPatrol plus,Firefox 1.5 -all regularly used & updated.
> >
> > Thanks for your time and consideration!
> >
> > Season's Greetings,
> >
> > Jeff
>
>
> Do I need to delete the entire [annie] section or just that one line 'Frame Rate=666666'? It seems to startup OK with all other items enabled but that one.

I might be an OldHead but these are still new tricks for me, so... when I
delete, is it just from Notepad or do I need to delete anywhere else e.g.
registry settings?
Also, any tips on trying to find out what this was for?

Thanks Again!