startup frustration

[Guest]

when i boot up my laptop, just as it finishes starting up, 'system32' folder
automatically opens, how can i stop this frustration happening?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

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| when i boot up my laptop, just as it finishes starting up, 'system32' folder
| automatically opens, how can i stop this frustration happening?

 

[Rock]

when i boot up my laptop, just as it finishes starting up, 'system32' folder
automatically opens, how can i stop this frustration happening?

Run the edit on Kelly's site:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 260: System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot

See the top of the page for info on running the edit.

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP, Windows 2000, or
Windows NT 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170086/en-us

 

[Bruce Chambers]

when i boot up my laptop, just as it finishes starting up, 'system32' folder
automatically opens, how can i stop this frustration happening?

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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