System32 open automatically.....

[Srinivas Gupta]

Am using windows xp professional sp3 without any problem but from last few
days when i start system the window called c:\windows\system32 folder opens
automatically on the desktop, please provide me the solution so that the
floder should not open automatically...........Thanks......

 

[Elmo]

Am using Windows XP Professional sp3 without any problem, but from last few
days, when I start system the C:\Windows\System32 folder opens
automatically on the desktop. Please provide me the solution so that the
folder should not open automatically. Thanks.

System32 Folder opens upon Windows Startup
Line 260 - right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Another possible solution:

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP, Windows 2000, or
Windows NT 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=170086

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Am using windows xp professional sp3 without any problem but from last few
days when i start system the window called c:\windows\system32 folder opens
automatically on the desktop, please provide me the solution so that the
floder should not open automatically...........Thanks......

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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