System 32 window opens at starup

[Reijo Mäkinen]

Can anybody help me? What should I do with my new computer (XP)? "System 32
window" opens always at startup. Is it serious, how can I avoid this?
Thank you
T.Reijo

 

[Jose Gallardo]

See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170086/en-us

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Can anybody help me? What should I do with my new computer (XP)? "System 32
window" opens always at startup. Is it serious, how can I avoid this?
Thank you
T.Reijo

This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by
an incomplete program removal, in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. It can also
be caused by an entry in these same keys that starts with a " / ."

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


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