Folders open at startup

[Bob H.]

Yesterday I was having some problems... two of them
actually. Doug Knox helped me solve them but in the
process another one popped up. Now when I open my
desktop, this file opens automatically;

C:\Documents and Settings\Bob H\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup\SmartDraw

I ran a program of Dougs called StartupTracker3... but I
do not see it in the log. Here is a copy of that log...
any suggestions?

10/15/2003 7:43:17 PM

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Run

NvCplDaemon RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
nwiz nwiz.exe /install
PCTVOICE pctspk.exe
NAV Agent C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1
\navapw32.exe
Kill Popup C:\Program Files\Kill
Popup\KillPopup.exe
POINTER point32.exe
WinGuard Pro C:\Program
Files\WGP\WinGuard Pro\wgpro.exe
TkBellExe "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
QuickTime Task "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
MyWebSearch Email Plugin C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1
\bar\2.bin\mwsoemon.exe

-- Registry --
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Registry --
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Run

MSMSGS "C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
ctfmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32
\ctfmon.exe
Uetc C:\Documents and
Settings\Bob Hutchins\Application Data\elee.exe
NvMediaCenter RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit

-- Registry --
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Start Menu - Current User --
Event Reminder.lnk

-- Start Menu - All Users --
Microsoft Office.lnk
WinZip Quick Pick.lnk

-- Disabled Items --
No Items Found

-- Registry - Shell Value -
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon --
Explorer.exe

-- Running Processes --
System Idle Process
System
SMSS.EXE \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
CSRSS.EXE
WINLOGON.EXE winlogon.exe
SERVICES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
LSASS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
SVCHOST.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
SVCHOST.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
netsvcs
SVCHOST.EXE
SVCHOST.EXE
SPOOLSV.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
ALG.EXE
MDM.EXE "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe"
NAVAPSVC.EXE "C:\Program Files\Norton
AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe"
NVSVC32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
SVCHOST.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
imgsvc
EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
PCTSPK.EXE "C:\WINDOWS\System32\pctspk.exe"
NAVAPW32.EXE "C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe"
POINT32.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Hardware\Mouse\point32.exe"
WGPRO.EXE "C:\Program Files\WGP\WinGuard
Pro\wgpro.exe"
realsched.exe "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
QTTASK.EXE "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
MWSOEMON.EXE "C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1
\bar\2.bin\mwsoemon.exe"
MSMSGS.EXE "C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
CTFMON.EXE "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe"
RUNDLL32.EXE "C:\WINDOWS\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE"
C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit
WZQKPICK.EXE "C:\Program
Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE"
NTVDM.EXE "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntvdm.exe" -f -
i1 -w -a C:\WINDOWS\system32\krnl386.exe
rnathchk.exe "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\rnathchk.exe"
StartupTracker3.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\Bob
Hutchins\Desktop\StartupTracker3.exe"
wmiprvse.exe

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Bob,

Since the Startup Tracker doesn't report anything resembling that path in
the Start Menu startup vectors, I suspect that you've inadvertently created
(or copied) the SmartDraw folder to the Start Menu, Programs, Startup
folder.

Right click the Start button, select Explore. Expand the Programs menu,
then the Startup folder. If there is a subfolder in Startup called
SmartDraw, make sure there's nothing in it that you need, then delete the
folder. Or copy it somewhere else.

I was able to duplicate this behavior by copying a known folder on my system
to the Startup folder.

Startup Tracker only looks for shortcuts in the Start Menu, since that's all
you would expect to find, or an actual file on occassion, but you don't
expect to see subfolders in Startup.

Hope this helps!