Windows Explore window opens automatically at start up

[Guest]

Each time I boot, the Windows Explorer window appears on my desktop. I can't
figure out what is causing this. It's not in my Startup folder. All help
appreciated.

Arlene

 

[Guest]

Perhaps a virus issue.
Have you checked all your start up programs?
msconfig may not be able to do that.

Read thi
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/articles/Placesthatvirusesandtrojanshideonstartup.php

OR

You may get the start up tracker from here
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_starttrack.htm

 

[Guest]

There is more than 1 startup folder. Right click my computer, select
explore, expand c: (click plus sign), expand documents and settings, find
your log in and expand it. Should be a folder for starrt menu open the
folder and find another folder called startup, then locate the program and
delete it.

 

[Guest]

I ran the Startup Tracker software and found these lines but don't know what
they mean:

-- Registry - Shell Value - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon --
Explorer.exe

-- Running Processes --
System Idle Process
System
smss.exe \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe
winlogon.exe winlogon.exe
services.exe E:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
lsass.exe E:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
svchost.exe E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch
svchost.exe
svchost.exe E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe E:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
explorer.exe E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

 

[Guest]

I'm assuming I should look for explorer.exe or something close. Nothing like
that is there.

 

[bxf]

Go here:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...797b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=57&hl=en#2242855caec8797b

 

[Guest]

I unchecked everything listed in the Startup tab, but the window still
appears. It opens to My Documents.

 

[bxf]

I unchecked everything listed in the Startup tab, but the window still
appears. It opens to My Documents.

This is the only cause for this symptom of which I am aware, so I
cannot pursue another angle. So, using MSCONFIG (again), can you have
a look at running processes and see if you can locate something that
you are able to identify as being relatively recent (i.e. more-or-less
coincides with the start of the problem)?

You may also want to look into a program called STARTUPLIST, which
lists running processes and identifies their origin. There is another
program that provides similar info, but also enables you to jump to the
point in the REGISTRY that is responsible for starting the process, but
I can't recall the name of this program, and I'm not on my computer at
present).

 

[bxf]

The folliwng looks like a more comprehensive version of the above. You
may want to try it:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...startup+"-hide"&rnum=9&hl=en#31404e05795b63c7