Windows Startup = Word 97 startup

[Smills]

Every time I restart my computer (Gateway machine Windows 98 running Word 97)
Word starts up with a blank document. I have run MSCONFIG and cannot see any
likely culprit in STARTUP and have run anti-malware (sysclean, cwshredder)
and anti-virus (stinger and Norton 2005) programs without result.

Seems to have started happening following load of Adobe and running Spybot
S&D.

Does not happen in SAFEMODE, just normal boot. Always opens the document
before login.

It's driving me crazy! Can anyone help? TIA...

 

[Beth Melton]

I'm sure you checked this but it doesn't hurt to mention it anyway,
did you check your Start/Programs/Startup folder for a shortcut to
Word?

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[Smills28]

Thanks - yes I had checked startup.

Turned out to be the system scheduler - Word was in the scheduled tasks to
start on reboot. A program install had newly added the scheduler to the
startup items in MSCONFIG. Scheduler then started Word.

Removed word from the scheduler and all now OK.

Thanks for your time...