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When I start up my pc 'C' drive which is my hard drive is automatically
opening on the screen. This never used to happen, have I changed some
settings and don't know about it. I did have a spyware/adware problem which
has now resolved. Maybe this did it. Anyhow, can anyone tell me how to stop
this happening. Thanks in anticipation.
 
Have you checked your Startup folder in Start - Programs - for any unusual
entry?

Let us know!
 
speedy said:
When I start up my pc 'C' drive which is my hard drive is automatically
opening on the screen. This never used to happen, have I changed some
settings and don't know about it. I did have a spyware/adware problem
which
has now resolved. Maybe this did it. Anyhow, can anyone tell me how to
stop
this happening. Thanks in anticipation.
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Hi speedy, this is caused by failed attempt to run a program, maybe one that
has been uninstalled and the entry left behind in the registry.

I prefer to remove the entry from the registry but if you are not familiar
with regedit take great care.

Start with the system configuration utility.
Start -> Run, type msconfig and click ok
click on the startup tab and look down the list for the culprit (may have no
name or something you know to be removed) remove the tick to disable it. (if
you intend to use regedit to remove it from the registry make a note of the
other information for that entry in the list)
ok out and restart.

if you intend to remove the entry from the registry read this first -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q136393

Let us know how you get on.
Good luck,
Martin
 
Hi thanks for your info, had a little look in the registry, but was unsure
what should be there and what not. I know I was having so many problems last
week that I have deleted files that I did not know anything about as I seemed
to have adware and all sorts of things were going on. I really don't know
what to do. This has never started until this adware and spyware came along.
I have installed Norton over the weekend and it has tidied up for me, but
not this. I thought if I logged into packard bell they would give me some
ideas, but I dont appear to be asking the right thing as I cannot find my
selection. If you can think of anything else for me to try can you let me
know. many thanks
 
Hi thanks. Had a look, but really not sure what I am looking for. What type
of things would be unusual?
 
Check in Msconfig for any oddities.
(Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab)
If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then:

Start-Run-msinfo32
Click the + beside Software Environment to expand.
Click Startup Programs
Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy.
Paste that information in your message.

....Alan
 
Hi Alan, I hope this all makes sense to you because it is as clear as mud to
me. Hope you manage to help me. Many thanks for your time. Sending it in
two lots as it is too big


$ncsp$ $ncsp$.inf NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
$ncsp$ $ncsp$.inf .DEFAULT Startup
$winnt$ $winnt$.inf NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
$winnt$ $winnt$.inf .DEFAULT Startup
12520437 12520437.cpx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
12520437 12520437.cpx .DEFAULT Startup
12520850 12520850.cpx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
12520850 12520850.cpx .DEFAULT Startup
6to4svc 6to4svc.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
6to4svc 6to4svc.dll .DEFAULT Startup
ACTIVBOARD c:\apps\aboard\aboard.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AIM c:\progra~1\aim\aim.exe
-cnetwait.odl SN029631720115\Allison HKU\S-1-5-21-619777993-3410439777-732740037-1006\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ASFV2 asfv2.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
ASFV2 asfv2.dll .DEFAULT Startup
AUTOEXEC autoexec.nt NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
AUTOEXEC autoexec.nt .DEFAULT Startup
ActiveSkin activeskin.ocx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
ActiveSkin activeskin.ocx .DEFAULT Startup
Adobe Photo Downloader "c:\program files\adobe\photoshop album starter
edition\3.0\apps\apdproxy.exe" All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Audiodev audiodev.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
Audiodev audiodev.dll .DEFAULT Startup
CNBJHLP2 cnbjhlp2.cnt NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CNBJHLP2 cnbjhlp2.hlp NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CNBJHLP2 cnbjhlp2.cnt .DEFAULT Startup
CNBJHLP2 cnbjhlp2.hlp .DEFAULT Startup
CNMLM3w cnmlm3w.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CNMLM3w cnmlm3w.dll .DEFAULT Startup
CNMVS3w cnmvs3w.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CNMVS3w cnmvs3w.dll .DEFAULT Startup
COMCTL32 comctl32.ocx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
COMCTL32 comctl32.ocx .DEFAULT Startup
COMDLG32 comdlg32.ocx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
COMDLG32 comdlg32.ocx .DEFAULT Startup
COMMTB32 commtb32.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
COMMTB32 commtb32.hlp NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
COMMTB32 commtb32.dll .DEFAULT Startup
COMMTB32 commtb32.hlp .DEFAULT Startup
COMNCTR comnctr.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
COMNCTR comnctr.dll .DEFAULT Startup
CONFIG config.nt NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CONFIG config.tmp NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CONFIG config.nt .DEFAULT Startup
CONFIG config.tmp .DEFAULT Startup
CTFMON.EXE c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM HKU\S-1-5-18\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
CTFMON.EXE c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe .DEFAULT HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
C_28594 c_28594.nls NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
C_28594 c_28594.nls .DEFAULT Startup
C_28595 c_28595.nls NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
C_28595 c_28595.nls .DEFAULT Startup
C_28596 c_28596.nls NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
C_28596 c_28596.nls .DEFAULT Startup
C_28597 c_28597.nls NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
C_28597 c_28597.nls .DEFAULT Startup
CmdLineExt03 cmdlineext03.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
CmdLineExt03 cmdlineext03.dll .DEFAULT Startup
ConnAPI connapi.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
ConnAPI connapi.dll .DEFAULT Startup
DAAPI daapi.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
DAAPI daapi.dll .DEFAULT Startup
DOCOBJ docobj.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
DOCOBJ docobj.dll .DEFAULT Startup
DataLayer c:\program files\common files\pcsuite\datalayer\datalayer.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
EBPCHP ebpchp.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EBPCHP ebpchp.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EBPMON ebpmon.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EBPMON ebpmon.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EBPMON2 ebpmon2.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EBPMON2 ebpmon2.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EBPPORT ebpport.dat NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EBPPORT ebpport.dat .DEFAULT Startup
ECBTEG ecbteg.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
ECBTEG ecbteg.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EM_EXEC c:\progra~1\mousew~1\system\em_exec.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
EPIBBL10 epibbl10.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIBBL10 epibbl10.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EPIBSR30 epibsr30.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIBSR30 epibsr30.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EPID2E9B epid2e9b.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPID2E9B epid2e9b.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIFLN60 epifln60.tfa NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIFLN60 epifln60.tfa .DEFAULT Startup
EPIFLN61 epifln61.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIFLN61 epifln61.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIFLN62 epifln62.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIFLN62 epifln62.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIGUE9Y epigue9y.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIGUE9Y epigue9y.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIHMM41 epihmm41.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIHMM41 epihmm41.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIIFE8Y epiife8y.doc NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIIFE8Y epiife8y.eif NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIIFE8Y epiife8y.doc .DEFAULT Startup
EPIIFE8Y epiife8y.eif .DEFAULT Startup
EPIJ5S3R epij5s3r.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIJ5S3R epij5s3r.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIJNL60 epijnl60.drv NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIJNL60 epijnl60.drv .DEFAULT Startup
EPIPGI10 epipgi10.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIPGI10 epipgi10.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIPPJ60 epippj60.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIPPJ60 epippj60.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIREP61 epirep61.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIREP61 epirep61.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPISPL20 epispl20.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPISPL20 epispl20.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPISPM60 epispm60.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPISPM60 epispm60.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EPISRA7A episra7a.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPISRA7A episra7a.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIUIE8Y epiuie8y.vif NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIUIE8Y epiuie8y.vif .DEFAULT Startup
EPIUIE9Y epiuie9y.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIUIE9Y epiuie9y.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPIUMW5T epiumw5t.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPIUMW5T epiumw5t.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPSET16 epset16.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPSET16 epset16.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPSET32 epset32.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPSET32 epset32.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPUPDATE epupdate.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPUPDATE epupdate.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EPUTIX14 eputix14.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPUTIX14 eputix14.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPUTIX24 eputix24.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPUTIX24 eputix24.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EPUTIX24 eputix24.dll .DEFAULT Startup
EPUTIX24 eputix24.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EXSEC32 exsec32.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EXSEC32 exsec32.dll .DEFAULT Startup
E_DI06YE e_di06ye.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_DI06YE e_di06ye.dll .DEFAULT Startup
E_DPUI03 e_dpui03.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_DPUI03 e_dpui03.dll .DEFAULT Startup
E_H290Y2 e_h290y2.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_H290Y2 e_h290y2.dll .DEFAULT Startup
E_H2E0Y2 e_h2e0y2.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_H2E0Y2 e_h2e0y2.dll .DEFAULT Startup
E_HUTX99 e_hutx99.dxt NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_HUTX99 e_hutx99.dxt .DEFAULT Startup
E_QI021E e_qi021e.hlp NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_QI021E e_qi021e.hlp .DEFAULT Startup
E_SCHK02 e_schk02.exe NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
E_SCHK02 e_schk02.exe .DEFAULT Startup
EqnClass eqnclass.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
EqnClass eqnclass.dll .DEFAULT Startup
Event Reminder event reminder.lnk SN029631720115\Allison Startup
FM20 fm20.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
FM20 fm20.dll .DEFAULT Startup
FM20ENU fm20enu.dll NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
FM20ENU fm20enu.dll .DEFAULT Startup
FNTCACHE fntcache.dat NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
FNTCACHE fntcache.dat .DEFAULT Startup
FlatBtn6 flatbtn6.ocx NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
FlatBtn6 flatbtn6.ocx .DEFAULT Startup
Startup
 
Sorry Alan doesn't matter how many times I try to paste it and send it it is
far too long.
 
That's OK.
I have never seen such a long report and I have no idea what most of
them are.
I have 22 items in my Startup Programs and I would worry if I saw
something like yours.

For the immediate problem, use Msconfig and disable a few and reboot
until you find the cause.
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

You might try and check out some of your startup items to see if you
need them.
Here are a few startup sites.

CastleCops - StartupList - http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
Clean up your system -
http://www.westelcom.com/users/rogersr/clean.htm
Startup items - http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
Startup Program Loading - http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
startup_content - http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
SysInfo.org - Startup Applications -
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Task List Programs -
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

....Alan
 
thanks Alan, I will try them out tonight.

Alan Edwards said:
That's OK.
I have never seen such a long report and I have no idea what most of
them are.
I have 22 items in my Startup Programs and I would worry if I saw
something like yours.

For the immediate problem, use Msconfig and disable a few and reboot
until you find the cause.
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

You might try and check out some of your startup items to see if you
need them.
Here are a few startup sites.

CastleCops - StartupList - http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
Clean up your system -
http://www.westelcom.com/users/rogersr/clean.htm
Startup items - http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
Startup Program Loading - http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
startup_content - http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
SysInfo.org - Startup Applications -
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Task List Programs -
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

....Alan
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