Windows startup

[Guest]

I am not a computer idiot but not a guru by any means. Recently bought a
laptop... cleaned off the "junk". Now, when I turn on the computer and it
goes thru the startup there is a folder that opens on the desktop -- title is
"common". How can I get rid of this/stop it from popping up?

 

[WTC]

I am not a computer idiot but not a guru by any means. Recently bought a
laptop... cleaned off the "junk". Now, when I turn on the computer and it
goes thru the startup there is a folder that opens on the desktop -- title
is
"common". How can I get rid of this/stop it from popping up?

When this happens, there is usually a start up entry in the Registry without
quotes wrapped around the entry and has spaces in the path. I would look at
these keys:

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

Example entry:

c:\program files\program name\program.exe /switch
should be corrected to as:
"c:\program files\program name\program.exe" /switch

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 /i shell32 | Click OK |
Restart Windows.

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

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

After reading the instructions.
Scroll down to:
15. Remove Common Tasks from the Desktop

Or....
XP_CommonTasks.exe - Remove Common Tasks from Desktop
© Doug Knox - 5/04/2003
This application will correct the Registry setting that causes the Common
Tasks pane to appear on the Windows XP Desktop.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_commtask_desktop.htm


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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Wesley,
Tried the Kellys Korner... asked me if I wanted to run, chose yes, restarted
and no change. Could not get the regsvr string to work...
Please advise if able to assist further. Thx!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

As William posted.

If there is an entry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
that has Common in it and no quotes " around it, for example;
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\NCLTools\NCLTray.exe
the path breaks and just C:\Program Files\Common loads at boot.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\NCLTools\NCLTray.exe is just an example,
I am not saying that you have that exact entry.

Ignore the title, but have a look at this...
System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086

It is possible that there is an entry similar to ...
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Some folder name\Some folder name\Somename.exe
without quotes or with one quote...
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Some folder name\Some folder
name\Somename.exe"

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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