System 32

[Tom Gibbons]

I recently had a problem that caused me to reformat my hard drive and
reinstall Windows XP and SP-2.

My problem now is that when I boot up, the first screen I see is System 32.
I can just close that screen and I am then on my desktop.

I don't know how to stop the System 32 from showing up.

TIA

Tom Gibbons

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll
down to Item No. 260 [right column] and download the registry fix
[System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot].

The applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

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

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Microsoft MVP
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| I recently had a problem that caused me to reformat my hard drive and
| reinstall Windows XP and SP-2.
|
| My problem now is that when I boot up, the first screen I see is System 32.
| I can just close that screen and I am then on my desktop.
|
| I don't know how to stop the System 32 from showing up.
|
| TIA
|
| Tom Gibbons

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I recently had a problem that caused me to reformat my hard drive and
reinstall Windows XP and SP-2.

My problem now is that when I boot up, the first screen I see is System 32.
I can just close that screen and I am then on my desktop.

I don't know how to stop the System 32 from showing up.

TIA

Tom Gibbons

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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Bruce Chambers

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