How stop a folder loading on startup?

[SDR]

I have reinstalled XP Prof. After loading XP it opens a folder called
"Program" on the desktop. This is a folder I created but do not want
it to open everytime windows starts. How can I stop it? It does not
appear in Startup folder. Tried to run "Msconfig" and is not there
either.

What makes it load plese?

 

[Smile Extender]

Somewhere in many windows startup places is start request for any program
from folder "c:\program files\...". As long as there is no folder called
c:\program, windows "knows" to search from "c:\program files". So the
problem is the space in folder name. You have too options:

1. remove the "c:\program" folder
2. find out which program is started from "c:\program files\..." (there may
be many) and check that each starup string is enclosed with quotes. For
example you migth have start request like: c:\program files\Microsoft
Office\fastfind.exe. Note that this is without quotes. So add quotes and you
have "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\fastfind.exe". Now windows won't try
to start c:\program.

 

[Drew Tognola]

SDR,
try:
click 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Control Panel' > 'Folder Options', click into
the 'View' tab, scroll down and uncheck 'Restore previous folder windows at
logon', 'OK', logoff, then logon
Drew

 

[SDR]

The box is allready "unchecked"