Question : How come when I do a copy run start, my config is always gone after a reload???

Every time I do a reload on two of my routers, I lose my config.  I copy my running config to my start up several times to be sure.  How come it doesn't reload with it?  What am I doing wrong?

Answer : How come when I do a copy run start, my config is always gone after a reload???

Sounds like your router has an incorrect Config Register setting. From the console, do a "sh ver" and look for the line "Configuration Register is 0x2102" if it is set to anything other than 0x2102, the router will not perform a standard boot. To remedy, go into global config mode (conf t) and issue the command "config-register 0x2102" and then reload the router (no need to do a copy run start). This boot mode will tell the router to load the startup-config from NVRAM at boot and not ignore it. Chances are that the config-register is currently set to 0x2142 which is the mode commonly used to recover a lost enable password.

Hope this helps.