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In message <48c0eaecc3Ray@argonet.co.uk>
          Ray Dawson <Ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

: In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>,
:    Harry Bradley <hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

: > When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
: > followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
: > CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn

: > This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:

: > An Application that loads a File of this type has not been 
: > found by the Filer.   Open a Directory Display containing 
: > the required Application and try again.

: Look inside your Boot system - particularly the Predesk directory - and
: look for a data file which has got put there by mistake. It could be a
: text file if it's happening before the text alias is set.

: Find it and remove it.

And if that doesn't work, look for a file called 'x' in the root directory of
the boot drive.  There are others, too ('softload' for those with 3.8,
'repeat' on older machines without *repeat on ROM, a number of others I
can't recall ATM), and it's bloody irritating when it happens.

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In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>, Harry Bradley
<hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
> followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
> CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn
> 
> This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:
> 
> An Application that loads a File of this type has not been 
> found by the Filer.   Open a Directory Display containing 
> the required Application and try again.
> 
> [...]
> 
> So far I have tried to remove, in turn, every App and File from:
> !Boot.Choices.Boot.PreDesk  and  Tasks

At a guess, it's something in ...Tasks which is causing the problem;

I suspect it's not so much a file or app in ...Tasks, but rather a
line in ...Tasks.!Boot  (Shift-double-click into !Edit to read it):

You want to look for a line starting "Run..." or "Filer_Run..."
followed by a dubious-looking filename:  by which I mean a data file,
not an application-beginning-with-pling.

The other place to look is inside the directory Utilities;  boot
sequences have a tendency to Filer_Boot /everything/ inside that
directory.

John


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In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>, Harry Bradley
<hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> I am having a start-up problem.
> 
> RiscPC with StrongArm
> 
> When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
> followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
> CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn
> 
> This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:

I have a simliar prob along the same lines.  However my randon start up
message reads - ERROR NOTHING TO DELETE - This does not arise everytime and
I cannot relate it too anything specific or anything that I was doing before
shut down. Any ideas.

Derek

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In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>,
   Harry Bradley <hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> Help please.

> I am having a start-up problem.

> RiscPC with StrongArm

> When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
> followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
> CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn

> This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:

> An Application that loads a File of this type has not been 
> found by the Filer.   Open a Directory Display containing 
> the required Application and try again.
[SNIP]
> How can I find which Application has not been seen by the Filer,
> or which file is causing the problem ?

> So far I have tried to remove, in turn, every App and File from:
> !Boot.Choices.Boot.PreDesk  and  Tasks
OK - I've just tried to cause this and I've a couple of ideas:

1) There is a rogue file in Tasks somewhere - but you've already removed
those so...

2) In !Boot.Choices.Boot is a file called 'Desktop' (which I think is the
file John meant).  Load it into your favourite Text Proggie and look for
any files which begin Filer_Run or more likely with simply a filename.
eg. 'ADFS::HardDrive4.$.Temp.Crud' Try commenting this/these out - DONT
DELETE them!  (to comment just add a '|' - left hand Shift plus the button
on the right of it) at the beginning of the line.
Hope that helps,

Rey

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In article <na.a5b0e148c1.a70290d.e.banks@argonet.co.uk>,
   Derek Banks <d.e.banks@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>, Harry Bradley
> <hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > I am having a start-up problem.
> > 
> > RiscPC with StrongArm
> > 
> > When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
> > followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
> > CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn
> > 
> > This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:

> I have a simliar prob along the same lines.  However my randon start up
> message reads - ERROR NOTHING TO DELETE - This does not arise everytime
> and I cannot relate it too anything specific or anything that I was
> doing before shut down. Any ideas.
Never seen that one! 8o()  Soundz more like a problem with an application
than your boot sequence.
What Applications do you run on boot up?
Which version of RISC OS do you use?
TTFN

Rey

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In article <na.a5b0e148c1.a70290d.e.banks@argonet.co.uk>,
   Derek Banks <d.e.banks@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <48c0e02fd3hbradley@argonet.co.uk>, Harry Bradley
> <hbradley@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > I am having a start-up problem.
> > 
> > RiscPC with StrongArm
> > 
> > When switched on the computer starts up with the normal RiscOS logo,
> > followed by the basic desktop icons as below:
> > CD   HD   FD  Apps   RAM  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Display   Acorn
> > 
> > This is immediately followed by an Error window stating:

> I have a simliar prob along the same lines.  However my randon start up
> message reads - ERROR NOTHING TO DELETE - This does not arise everytime
> and I cannot relate it too anything specific or anything that I was
> doing before shut down. Any ideas.

> Derek

I had the same problem here and tied it down to !TempDir the latest version
every time I put the latest version in to the Boot.Tasks this error would
come, so took that version out and put back v1.12.

I have now tryed it three times with the latest version then after two or
three days the error will show it self and to say the least I have whent
back to the old version now I do not get the error.

Best Regards, Mick

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