startup problems

[Guest]

I;ve got woindows XP home on my auntys PC.She uses AOL(dont raz me the AOL
suxxors)but so anyways ive gotten rid of over 600+ viruses and it is still
chugging along but when i boot it up now the system32 folder pops up on the
desktop opened ??????????Antone ever have that happen before??????????

 

[Anthony]

I;ve got woindows XP home on my auntys PC.She uses AOL(dont raz me the AOL
suxxors)but so anyways ive gotten rid of over 600+ viruses and it is still
chugging along but when i boot it up now the system32 folder pops up on the
desktop opened ??????????Antone ever have that happen before??????????

if you have had over 600 virus the only save say is nuke and pave.
reinstall windows. do a full format and start again

 

[Unk]

I;ve got woindows XP home on my auntys PC.She uses AOL(dont raz me the AOL
suxxors)but so anyways ive gotten rid of over 600+ viruses and it is still
chugging along but when i boot it up now the system32 folder pops up on the
desktop opened ??????????Antone ever have that happen before??????????

Trying to fix that many problems is like pissing in the ocean. It makes no difference in the
water level. A fresh install would be less time and trouble. However, if you insist...

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086

System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot
www.kellys-korner.com/xp_tweaks.htm See Line #260

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

This can be caused by leftovers from cleaning up spyware as well. Try this:

Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, uncheck the line "restore previous
folder windows at logon". Click apply/ok, do not reboot yet.

Start/run msconfig, on the general tab select the diagnostic mode. Click
apply/ok and reboot at prompted.

The folder should not show up now. Rerun msconfig, put the system back in
normal mode. Click apply/ok and reboot once more. Does this help?

For most users, this will resolve the issue. For some that still have
registry damage it will not. If this is the case, could you please export
and post the contents of these keys in the registry:

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

To do this, start/run regedit, expand the branches to each key (do this one
at a time). Click on the key, then on file/export. Give it any name, then
save to the desktop. Once you have saved both keys, close the registry
editor. Right-click one of the saved files on the desktop, choose edit, it
should open in notepad. Click edit/select all/edit/copy. Open a response to
this post and click in the message text area. Hit ctrl+v to paste the
contents. Repeat for the other saved key, then send the post for
examination.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Anthony

Jbird is most likely including minor malware in that number.
The record is far higher than 600+.

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Anthony]

Anthony

Jbird is most likely including minor malware in that number.
The record is far higher than 600+.

malware is easyer to remove then viruses. but still 600 is alot even for
malware.

one think i can recommend is try starting in safe mode to run a virus
scan. this should help the removable if the files were in use.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Anthony

They can be very difficult to detect!

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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Guest]

Thank you for the help.It was very usefull.THe post above directed me to the
registry key problem.I havent been to my aunts yet to fix but all the
problems i had with malware,and viruses have most likely left open keys.Was
real stumper why the system32 folder was opening on boot...