Do you know the program name that starts when you boot up? I would uninstall gator though.
Try to go thru these procedures to possibly remove the start up program that wants to start. Also do the below to make sure the thing is not in there. Win98 loves to put start up programs in three places (drove me insane!)
- 1. Go to Start - Run.
2. Type in msconfig & .
3. Go to the Startup tab, locate the file(s) that you wish not to start when you boot. Uncheck those files.
4. Hit Apply.
5. Hit OK - it will ask you to re-boot. Don't just yet.
6. Go to Start - Programs - Startup. Under this folder, are any programs there that you unchecked in step 3? if so, right click & choose delete.
7. Re-boot.
Also - you can get rid of:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
If I remember correctly, the Synaptics is for a touch pad or something like that? If so - leave it as is.