How track cause of open Systen32 window at bootup?

[Peter Davis]

After a very slow boot my desktop has an open Win Explorer folder
showing the System32 directory.

Seems as if some application failed and it left that window open.

How can I trace which application called that System32 window?

 

[José Gallardo]

Try this: Start>Control Panel>Tools>Folder Options>View tab and ucheck "Restore previous folder Windows at logon". Click Ok, but do not reboot.
Start>Run and type "msconfig" without the quotes. On the "General" tab choose "Diagnostic Mode", OK and reboot. If the folder doesn't show, go to "msconfig" and choose "Normal mode".

 

[Jason Marshall]

After a very slow boot my desktop has an open Win Explorer folder
showing the System32 directory.

Seems as if some application failed and it left that window open.

How can I trace which application called that System32 window?

Take a look at MSCONFIG.

Start > Run > MSCONFIG > Startup.

This will show all startup processes, be very careful what you say can
and can't boot.

Put the name into www.google.it if unsure. Otherwise, post back here
in this same thread.

HTH.
Jason Marshall
Australian Unemployed IT Technician/ASP Web Developer.
Email me: (e-mail address removed).

ATTN: Help Others: Please keep all replies to my posts in the newsgroup.
Failure to do so can result in your message not being answered.

 

[Malke]

After a very slow boot my desktop has an open Win Explorer folder
showing the System32 directory.

Seems as if some application failed and it left that window open.

How can I trace which application called that System32 window?

This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by an
incomplete program removal, in the:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560

And from Kelly's site, line 260 on the right-hand site:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Malke

 

[Plato]

After a very slow boot my desktop has an open Win Explorer folder
showing the System32 directory.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#7

 

[David Peters]

If i follow you correctly then even if the folder show up, i am not
better off than when i boot up and see the folder and don't know
where it came from/.


On Wed 02 Mar 2005 12:56:24, José Gallardo wrote:

 

[Bruce Chambers]

After a very slow boot my desktop has an open Win Explorer folder
showing the System32 directory.

Seems as if some application failed and it left that window open.

How can I trace which application called that System32 window?

This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by
an incomplete program removal, in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. It can also
be caused by an entry in these same keys that starts with a " / ."

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


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