Startup Issue

[Guest]

Windows Explorer is loading Program Files\Common on Startup. I've looked at
All Users\Start Menu and my Start Menu and there's nothing unusual there. I
am running 2000 Pro SP4.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Also look for something in;

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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:
| Windows Explorer is loading Program Files\Common on Startup. I've looked
at
| All Users\Start Menu and my Start Menu and there's nothing unusual there.
I
| am running 2000 Pro SP4.

 

[Guest]

Nothing in the registry jumps out at me.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Give this a go.

AutoRuns from sysinternals
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Nothing in the registry jumps out at me.

 

[Guest]

Still don't see anything wrong with the registry. The only thing I see with
the explorer loading is the shell. I changed it and had to run in command
prompt mode to import my registry backup. That's definitely not it. I don't
see anything else in the autoruns but background processes.

It's not something critical, just annoying.

 

[Dave Patrick]

I think you must have missed it. To prove it one way or the other you can
export the two 'Run' keys to file (File|Export);

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Then delete the values in both 'Run' keys. (but not 'Run' key itself) If it
still happens then you can double-click the two REG files to import the
values so you're back to square one.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Still don't see anything wrong with the registry. The only thing I see
with
| the explorer loading is the shell. I changed it and had to run in command
| prompt mode to import my registry backup. That's definitely not it. I
don't
| see anything else in the autoruns but background processes.
|
| It's not something critical, just annoying.

 

[Guest]

That stopped. It only problem is, it stopped everything else. I am now on the
internet with no protection. My system tray is empty and importing my
registry back doesn't restore those run values! If I can get everything back
up and running, I don't need anymore help from you. Thanks.

 

[John John]

Find the keys that you exported and simply remerge them to the registry,
everything will be as it was. As for your firewall and anti-virus
protection just open these programs and in the options menu reenable
them to start when the computer boots.

John

That stopped. It only problem is, it stopped everything else. I am now on the
internet with no protection. My system tray is empty and importing my
registry back doesn't restore those run values! If I can get everything back
up and running, I don't need anymore help from you. Thanks.


:

I think you must have missed it. To prove it one way or the other you can
export the two 'Run' keys to file (File|Export);

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Then delete the values in both 'Run' keys. (but not 'Run' key itself) If it
still happens then you can double-click the two REG files to import the
values so you're back to square one.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Still don't see anything wrong with the registry. The only thing I see
with
| the explorer loading is the shell. I changed it and had to run in command
| prompt mode to import my registry backup. That's definitely not it. I
don't
| see anything else in the autoruns but background processes.
|
| It's not something critical, just annoying.

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) Glad to hear that resolved the issue.
2.) Then you're doing something wrong. Either in the export method or the
import method. Post the two exports.
3.) As far as not needing any more help that's fine too.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| That stopped. It only problem is, it stopped everything else. I am now on
the
| internet with no protection. My system tray is empty and importing my
| registry back doesn't restore those run values! If I can get everything
back
| up and running, I don't need anymore help from you. Thanks.