Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
there is no short cut to start Explorer.

Where else can I look, or what else should I try?

To which directory/folder.....? In the meantime:

This is a known issue for owners of an SB Audigy 2 sound card. Re-enable
the item in MSConfig.

Then see www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 260, Left column for a
small utility that will correct this for you. The problem is caused by a
leading space before the /L:ENG. This causes the problem, the script
corrects it.

If this is not the case, see:

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086

Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect,
incomplete, or null entries (such as "").

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

"Toby Lankester" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b82101c407a9$8a6a0d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
> explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
> there is no short cut to start Explorer.
>
> Where else can I look, or what else should I try?
>
>

COOL (er Thank you Kelly),

I have now sorted it out. The problem was that the
registry had a Value Data as "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox4\MMTask.exe" but the
MMTask.exe file was not in that directory.

The MMTask.exe file was actually in the "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Update" directory. Once I
modified the path in the registry problem solved.

Thanks again, this has been bugging me for months!!

>-----Original Message-----
>To which directory/folder.....? In the meantime:
>
>This is a known issue for owners of an SB Audigy 2 sound
card. Re-enable
>the item in MSConfig.
>
>Then see www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line
260, Left column for a
>small utility that will correct this for you. The problem
is caused by a
>leading space before the /L:ENG. This causes the
problem, the script
>corrects it.
>
>If this is not the case, see:
>
>System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086
>
>Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain
any incorrect,
>incomplete, or null entries (such as "").
>
>--
>All the Best,
>Kelly
>
>MS-MVP Win98/XP
>[AE-Windows® XP]
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>Utilities for Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>
>"Toby Lankester" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message
>news:b82101c407a9$8a6a0d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
>> explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
>> there is no short cut to start Explorer.
>>
>> Where else can I look, or what else should I try?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Most welcome and thanks for the feedback. Glad you have it all sorted,
Toby. )

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

"Toby Lankester" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b81c01c4081d$af14b460$(E-Mail Removed)...
COOL (er Thank you Kelly),

I have now sorted it out. The problem was that the
registry had a Value Data as "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox4\MMTask.exe" but the
MMTask.exe file was not in that directory.

The MMTask.exe file was actually in the "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Update" directory. Once I
modified the path in the registry problem solved.

Thanks again, this has been bugging me for months!!

>-----Original Message-----
>To which directory/folder.....? In the meantime:
>
>This is a known issue for owners of an SB Audigy 2 sound
card. Re-enable
>the item in MSConfig.
>
>Then see www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line
260, Left column for a
>small utility that will correct this for you. The problem
is caused by a
>leading space before the /L:ENG. This causes the
problem, the script
>corrects it.
>
>If this is not the case, see:
>
>System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086
>
>Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain
any incorrect,
>incomplete, or null entries (such as "").
>
>--
>All the Best,
>Kelly
>
>MS-MVP Win98/XP
>[AE-Windows® XP]
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>Utilities for Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>
>"Toby Lankester" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message
>news:b82101c407a9$8a6a0d50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
>> explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
>> there is no short cut to start Explorer.
>>
>> Where else can I look, or what else should I try?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>