When I start my PC a Dell window appears with the address C:\Program
Files\Dell, why? How do I stop it?

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7282EBD6-A8EC-4419-AED7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I start my PC a Dell window appears with the address C:\Program
> Files\Dell, why? How do I stop it?

This common problem is usually caused by a startup reference item that is
missing quotes. Referenced folders that have spaces in the names must be
surrounded by quotes.

For example,
C:\Program Files\Dell Support\DSAgnt.exe /startup
needs to be
"C:\Program Files\Dell Support\DSAgnt.exe /startup"

when referenced in the registry. If the quotes aren't there, processing of
the name will stop at the space and that folder will open.

And that example is taken from here:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/dellfolder.htm

And that's where the directions to fix it are. You can also identify the
location via msconfig, and just go to the registry and add the quotes.

HTH
-pk

That solved the problem pk -- many thanks

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7282EBD6-A8EC-4419-AED7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I start my PC a Dell window appears with the address C:\Program
> > Files\Dell, why? How do I stop it?
>
> This common problem is usually caused by a startup reference item that is
> missing quotes. Referenced folders that have spaces in the names must be
> surrounded by quotes.
>
> For example,
> C:\Program Files\Dell Support\DSAgnt.exe /startup
> needs to be
> "C:\Program Files\Dell Support\DSAgnt.exe /startup"
>
> when referenced in the registry. If the quotes aren't there, processing of
> the name will stop at the space and that folder will open.
>
> And that example is taken from here:
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/dellfolder.htm
>
> And that's where the directions to fix it are. You can also identify the
> location via msconfig, and just go to the registry and add the quotes.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>