My understanding is that as long as the utitily can run under XP it can
read the drive correctly<<
Ahhh, there’s the rub. My version is as old as W2k, so I have no idea if it will play nicely with XP or not.
Lawrence:
If I read correctly, you are usng W2k. Most of what runs in the background in W2k operates under the guise of a "service". Many services can be swithced off or set to manual. There are guides to this process on the Web that I have run across from time to time, although I can’t vouch for the accuracy of any of them. Here is one:
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http://www.blkviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm>
As for the ability to control other startup items, since W2k does not have the handy MSConfig utility, you can either borrow it from someone who has XP–or download it here:
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http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html>
Or use this substitute:
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http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml>
Good luck!