Why do programs in startup folder fail to run

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Programs in my startup folder are not running. Other users on my PC are OK.
I'm running XP home edition.

Can anyone suggest why, please?
 
Bobby,

Resolution: from David Candy:

Open Registry Editor and navigate to these locations one by one and change
each of the shell folders path to the default values as given below:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders]
Startup = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
Startup = C:\Documents and Settings\<Userprofile>\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
Common Startup = %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
Common Startup = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup

Reboot.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Window XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Programs in my startup folder are not running. Other users on my PC are OK.
I'm running XP home edition.

Can anyone suggest why, please?
 
wow - thanks Ramesh.

The entries in current_user had got changed to all_users.
I've noticed that the same has happened for the start menu programs - though
this doesn't bother me because I want a common set for all users.
Maybe I caused this by copying all my startup programs to all_users and back.
 
You're welcome.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Window XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


wow - thanks Ramesh.

The entries in current_user had got changed to all_users.
I've noticed that the same has happened for the start menu programs - though
this doesn't bother me because I want a common set for all users.
Maybe I caused this by copying all my startup programs to all_users and
back.
 
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