Look for notepad.exe.
In windows explorer navigate to:
1. drive_letter:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
or
Drive_letter:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
If found in startup folder...delete (notepad.exe)
In the registry (Start/Run/regedit) navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Look in Run subkey (in right pane ) for notepad.exe
If found right-click entry and delete
WARNING: incorrectly editing the registry can adversely affect your system.
Backup the subkey first or create a restore point.
The "Mother of all questions": What changes (installations) have been
made prior to the first encounter and why don't you undo these changes
(installations)? Scan the system for malware and use the MSCONFIG tool
in order to find the culprit. See also if this article applies:
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