Should be able to edit the ..\ini\pvengine.ini file and prevent that.
Relevant part looks like so (pretty obvious):

[FileQueue]
ReloadOnStartup=0
QueueCount=3
QueuedFile0=c:\program files\pov-ray for windows v3.5\scenes\a.pov
QueuedFile1=c:\program files\pov-ray for windows v3.5\scenes\b.pov
QueuedFile2=c:\program files\pov-ray for windows v3.5\scenes\c.pov

Bob H.

"Mr. Art" <mra### [at] chesapeakenet> wrote in message
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> Did you try to re-install the program? That might clear the queue.
>
> Mike Williams wrote:
>
> > I just downloaded beta 5, and queued a considerable number of scenes to
> > check if they all still work correctly. I also happened to switch on
> > "Reload on startup", which turned out to be A Bad Move.
> >
> > One of the scenes is causing the program to crash instantly. So now
> > every time I start the program it reloads the queue, starts to render
> > the problem scene, and crashes. The crash occurs before the splash image
> > closes, and the splash covers the stop button, so I can't stop the
> > render before it crashes. So the next time the program starts, the same
> > scene is still at the top of the queue, and the same thing happens
> > again.
> >
> > PVENGINE caused a stack fault in module
> > PVENGINE.EXE at 018f:0046bd9b.
> >
> > I don't have a simple example scene that crashes yet. All the ones that
> > crash so far are rather complex.
> >
> > POV 3.5b5, AMD K6-2 500, 128Mb.
> >
> >
>

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