System32

[MikeG]

Hi: I have just formatted and re-installed XP, got all the updates and
loaded back my programs.

But when I restart, the system loads, then I have to click on my name, it
then loads further, and then a window opens, headed "System32" and displays
the contents of that folder on the screen, and sits there. I have to click
the "X" to close it.

Can someone tell me how to stop this window from opening?

Many thanks...MikeG in Erie

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi: I have just formatted and re-installed XP, got all the updates and
loaded back my programs.

But when I restart, the system loads, then I have to click on my name, it
then loads further, and then a window opens, headed "System32" and displays
the contents of that folder on the screen, and sits there. I have to click
the "X" to close it.

Can someone tell me how to stop this window from opening?

Many thanks...MikeG in Erie

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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