System Tools/System Information

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Peter

The startup programs tab in the XP utility, used to show one line for
each startup program defined in the registry or user start menu.

It now shows about 75 pages, listing every DLL on my system with the
user name NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.

Nothing else seems to be wrong, curious what this change means?
 
Curious indeed - where are they loading from?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi Peter,

See if my VBScript helps you fix this problem.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/fixMSINFOStartup.vbs

Download the file and double-click to run it. If you have any script
blockers installed, allow this script to run. To view the code, open the
file with Notepad or any other text editor.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


The startup programs tab in the XP utility, used to show one line for
each startup program defined in the registry or user start menu.

It now shows about 75 pages, listing every DLL on my system with the
user name NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.

Nothing else seems to be wrong, curious what this change means?
 
I'm curious as to whether anyone has found a solution to this problem. I am
experiencing the same thing, though in my case, it is every file in my
windows/system32 directory, not just dll's. Also, on my system, if I
View/System History in the system information utility, under the Software
Environment category I see several lines for each file as follows:

Time Change Name
Details
12/29/2005 03:06:23 PM ADDED 3DViewer.dll

Startup Programs

12/30/2005 09:22:44 AM CHANGED 3DViewer.dll Property "User" changed from "NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" to ".DEFAULT". Startup Programs

Anyone have a clue why this is happening?

- Ken
 
Ken,

Try my VBScript here.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/fixMSINFOStartup.vbs

Download the file and double-click to run it. If you have any script
blockers installed, allow this script to run. To view the code, open the
file with Notepad or any other text editor.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


I'm curious as to whether anyone has found a solution to this problem. I am
experiencing the same thing, though in my case, it is every file in my
windows/system32 directory, not just dll's. Also, on my system, if I
View/System History in the system information utility, under the Software
Environment category I see several lines for each file as follows:

Time Change Name
Details
12/29/2005 03:06:23 PM ADDED 3DViewer.dll

Startup Programs

12/30/2005 09:22:44 AM CHANGED 3DViewer.dll Property "User" changed from "NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" to ".DEFAULT". Startup Programs

Anyone have a clue why this is happening?

- Ken
 
Ramesh,

Your VBScript did the trick. The Startup programs list cleaned up nicely.

Thank you.

- Ken
 
You're very welcome Ken.
Thanks for the feedback!

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Your VBScript did the trick. The Startup programs list cleaned up nicely.

Thank you.

- Ken
 
For anyone else experiencing this, I have a little more information. After
finding out what registry key was being reset to cause this problem, thanks
Ramesh, I was able to determine who is resetting it (at least in my case). I
used SysInternal's regmon to monitor the registry for changes and came up
with the following entry:

21496.93359375 NAVW32.EXE:3156 SetValue HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Startup SUCCESS ""

NAVW32.EXE is Norton AntiVirus 2006. I have email'ed Symantec about this
and will post any additional information I find out.

- Ken
 
Great info Ken! Keep us posted on the happenings.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


For anyone else experiencing this, I have a little more information. After
finding out what registry key was being reset to cause this problem, thanks
Ramesh, I was able to determine who is resetting it (at least in my case).
I
used SysInternal's regmon to monitor the registry for changes and came up
with the following entry:

21496.93359375 NAVW32.EXE:3156 SetValue
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders\Startup SUCCESS ""

NAVW32.EXE is Norton AntiVirus 2006. I have email'ed Symantec about this
and will post any additional information I find out.

- Ken
 
Ken said:
For anyone else experiencing this, I have a little more information. After
finding out what registry key was being reset to cause this problem, thanks
Ramesh, I was able to determine who is resetting it (at least in my case). I
used SysInternal's regmon to monitor the registry for changes and came up
with the following entry:

21496.93359375 NAVW32.EXE:3156 SetValue HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Startup SUCCESS ""

NAVW32.EXE is Norton AntiVirus 2006. I have email'ed Symantec about this
and will post any additional information I find out.

- Ken
Click to expand...

Norton strikes again. Thanks for posting this and good work.
 
Script uploaded here.

System Information tool (MSINFO32) displays the list of all the system files
when you click the "Startup Programs" section ?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/msinfofix.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Great info Ken! Keep us posted on the happenings.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


For anyone else experiencing this, I have a little more information. After
finding out what registry key was being reset to cause this problem, thanks
Ramesh, I was able to determine who is resetting it (at least in my case).
I
used SysInternal's regmon to monitor the registry for changes and came up
with the following entry:

21496.93359375 NAVW32.EXE:3156 SetValue
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders\Startup SUCCESS ""

NAVW32.EXE is Norton AntiVirus 2006. I have email'ed Symantec about this
and will post any additional information I find out.

- Ken
 
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