Desktop folder in System32 folder

[Cori]

I have an unsual branch in my XP folders:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Is this likely to be due to a Win98 app installing itself on XP?

And what about this shortcut:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu\Programs\WMP 10
But I am sure WMP 10 would not use win98 installation code on WinXP/

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

No, that's quite normal, and IIRC is first created at the initial
installation of WinXP.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Larry Gardner]

By the way ... unless you are really experienced ... don't muck with the
contents of that folder. The registry has key pointers to the profile under
that folder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-18 point to this folder.

 

[Andy]

By the way ... unless you are really experienced ... don't muck
with the contents of that folder. The registry has key pointers to
the profile under that folder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-18 point to this folder.

Yikes! I've started hacking those folders.

What might happen?

 

[Larry Gardner]

Don't worry ... I've mucked with it too. It is used in some cases in
creating a new user, in conjunction with the Default User profile.

I've gone in there to setup Quick Launch defaults, as well as removed
Program Files defaults. I also customized the icons for the folders.

Most people, when they don't know what something is, just delete the entire
folder tree.