Error in StartUp.ShowAgain at 153

Error Message

When unchecking the 'Show this window when ArcView starts' box in ArcView's startup dialog the following error message appears:

"Error in StartUp.ShowAgain at 153"

Cause

ArcView is attempting, and failing, to write a text file called 'avstart.txt' into the HOME directory.

Solution or Workaround

1. In ArcView, start a new Project, open a new or existing View, and click the Add Theme button.
   
2. Clear the directory path displayed in the dialog box, type $HOME, and click OK.
   
   

   Note:
   The path displayed should point to where the HOME environment variable is set. Make certain that the environment variable is pointing to a valid path with a directory having write permission.
   
   If the path does not change and the machine beeps, the HOME environment variable is pointing to a non-existent directory.

   
   
3. Open the Startup file, located in the esri\av_gis30\arcview\etc directory, in a text editor such as Wordpad or Notepad.
   
4. After the last line, start a new line and type the following command:
   
   

   Code:
   system.setenvvar("HOME","<pathname>") 

   
   Substitute <pathname> with the desired directory.
5. Click File > Save.
6. Restart ArcView.