Help Please! "My Documents" Opening on Startup

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I've have a problem with my "quick launch" not loading, and I can't view properties of my C Drive...it will close and give me an error - this also is happening when I try to right click to open a file ie: picture, so...I did a 'repair' on my XP Pro. It didn't fix the problem..and now My Document folder opens on start up. I've ran my Norton Utilities and fixed the registry and any other errors that showed up..I also did the same with my Registry Mechanic. Nothing is working. I submitted a thread on the 13 of the month..but no one has responded.

Help please????????
 
Although your question is very confusing, I believe I know what your problem
is.
First maybe you may want to try to look the "msconfig" Do that by going to
Start > Run > msconfig
Then go to startup and see if you can't find My Documents under that. This
may stop My Documents from
loading at starup, Also look under Start > All Programs > Startup and erase
anything that doesn't look recognizable.
Sometimes viruses can sneak by Norton and go to your Startup. Delete any
Screensaver (.scr) Executables (.exe) or JavaScript (.vbs) Files in the
startup folder.

Do a CRTL SHIFT ESC (crtl alt del works too) and view processes. Any that
you do not recognize End them. If you aren't sure do a Search (Start >
Search) All Files then type in the executable ( I.E. explorer.exe (windows
kernel) )
If any that you don't recognize are gone, this SHOULD bring C:\ Properties
back. And also your properties of anything else. What makes this happen is
a file using the same .dll file that the properties command uses. If not
post back a reply or email me. If this doesn't work try doing a system
restore to whenever it worked. Repair install wouldn't work because it just
corrects files, it doesn't delete the ones that are bad. Are their any new
programs that you installed? I am not too sure about RegistryMechanic, I
wouldn't really mess with that anymore If I was you.

Hope this helps
Sourcetips
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Riot said:
I've have a problem with my "quick launch" not loading, and I can't view
Click to expand...
properties of my C Drive...it will close and give me an error - this also is
happening when I try to right click to open a file ie: picture, so...I did a
'repair' on my XP Pro. It didn't fix the problem..and now My Document
folder opens on start up. I've ran my Norton Utilities and fixed the
registry and any other errors that showed up..I also did the same with my
Registry Mechanic. Nothing is working. I submitted a thread on the 13 of
the month..but no one has responded.
 
Ok...this is what I found...and it worked.
To Stop Windows Explorer from opening My Documents

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. In the right pane under Userinit, Change the key that reads: C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe To: C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,


Tip: This problem can be caused by the DlDer Trojan. More information here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.dlder.html

When I was in the registry start - run - regedit I hilited "my computer" then used the edit button..went to "find"..typed in Dlder and the key came up along with a couple others I had to get rid of "Ncase" and PSW.Biss.exe
I noticed that these were in the "search assistant" folder that is part of the MSN Toolbar. I used add / remove programs..uninstalled that...rebooted

And My documents no longer opens and my quick launch is back :)

Thanks anyways!!!
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Thanks..
Riot


Sourcetips said:
Although your question is very confusing, I believe I know what your problem
is.
First maybe you may want to try to look the "msconfig" Do that by going to
Start > Run > msconfig
Then go to startup and see if you can't find My Documents under that. This
may stop My Documents from
loading at starup, Also look under Start > All Programs > Startup and erase
anything that doesn't look recognizable.
Sometimes viruses can sneak by Norton and go to your Startup. Delete any
Screensaver (.scr) Executables (.exe) or JavaScript (.vbs) Files in the
startup folder.

Do a CRTL SHIFT ESC (crtl alt del works too) and view processes. Any that
you do not recognize End them. If you aren't sure do a Search (Start >
Search) All Files then type in the executable ( I.E. explorer.exe (windows
kernel) )
If any that you don't recognize are gone, this SHOULD bring C:\ Properties
back. And also your properties of anything else. What makes this happen is
a file using the same .dll file that the properties command uses. If not
post back a reply or email me. If this doesn't work try doing a system
restore to whenever it worked. Repair install wouldn't work because it just
corrects files, it doesn't delete the ones that are bad. Are their any new
programs that you installed? I am not too sure about RegistryMechanic, I
wouldn't really mess with that anymore If I was you.

Hope this helps
Sourcetips
(e-mail address removed)



Riot said:
I've have a problem with my "quick launch" not loading, and I can't view
Click to expand...
properties of my C Drive...it will close and give me an error - this also is
happening when I try to right click to open a file ie: picture, so...I did a
'repair' on my XP Pro. It didn't fix the problem..and now My Document
folder opens on start up. I've ran my Norton Utilities and fixed the
registry and any other errors that showed up..I also did the same with my
Registry Mechanic. Nothing is working. I submitted a thread on the 13 of
the month..but no one has responded.
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