Autoexec.bat File

Hope someone can help me. When Win98 SE starts up you see this on the screen and it's there 3 times:

Set tvdumpflags=10

This is in my autoexec.bat file. What is it and how can I get rid of it without reformating c: and starting over ?

Tried to edit it, took off the check marks in the autoexec.bat but that puts a rem in front of it.

 

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q="Set tvdumpflags=10"&num=30&hl=en&lr=lang_en&sa=N&tab=wg

I don't know what it is but google does. See the above. Someone will be along who is familiar with this and can help you if the list of google entries does not help.

I apologize for just giving you a link and leaving you to fend for yourself but I have to disconnect from the ether world for a bit and do some real world chores. I will check back later and if you still haven't figured this out or been helped by another member, I will be most happy to do this. Keep your post updated on any progress you make, good or bad....

Gotta' run....

 

Set tvdumpflags=10

Well, that was easy. Thx for your help. Google Groups is great. Just signed up. NO more weird things. That worked just fine.

 

Hi kckitchen,

While I'm glad you seem to be happy with what you discovered related to this autoexec.bat entry you did not share the specifics. Perhaps I can do this. If you notice or discovered something different about the information I'm about to add please let Windowsbbs members and myself know.

Set tvdumpflags=10 is an environment variable that Zone Alarm adds to the autoexec.bat file either during an install or an update. This is a parameter for ZA to write out logs if or when a problem occurs. The data in the log file is something that support may request for should you seek support for issues/trouble with ZA. Its a value you should NOT modify or remove.
*NOTE* More specifically it is part of ZA's "True Vector" service and the log will be "tvDebug.log ".

Multiple duplicates of the same set command may exist an are a result of installing ZA more than once or after an upgrade (possibly updated, I'm unsure of this though). You may have multiple or more than one of these entry's (identical). If so you can either ignore the dupes (they do no harm) or edit your Autoexec.bat and remove or delete all but one. Repeat.. leave at least one entry. (Possible exception would be if you have totally uninstalled ZA. In that case the entry is not needed at all but it's safer to REM this and if you have no bootup problems, you may wish to delete it).

As a special note I did read a bbs post of at least one issue with a ZA user who had bootup problem related to this autoexec.bat entry. The poster apparently had QUTOE: "a complicated autoexec.bat" and had to move the entry further down in his list of command lines (as opposed to at the top/beginning). Doing so seemed to resolve his bootup problem. Not being privy to his autoexec.bat or issue, I can't validate this claim but thought I'd throw it in here in an effort to be thorough.

Speaking of being thorough. I think all of the above should just about sum it up. Bye...Bye.

 

To sum it all up. Edit your Autoexec.Bat (right click on it and select Edit) like this, it is a simple text file.
@echo off
Set tvdumpflags=10
As long as "@echo off" is there at the top before anything else, you won't see the message, and ZA will be happy. The extra lines such as REM Set tvdumpflags=10 can be deleted.