Hi when I start up windows xp I get the following messages. What do I have to do to stop them appearing??

See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324767

That fixed the first error...but how do I get rid of the 'runtime error 9' error message? thanks

That is an application error from a program writen in VB script.

Some program starting at startup is triggering it.

If you are familiar with msconfig you can turn on & off startup programs to try to identify the problem.
Or download this little app:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml
After it loads you can see what is starting & also turn on & off.
You can also click File & Save As & post the text log back here for help.

Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id especially of errors from a boot.