xp home edition. System32 folder appearing on start up

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Every time I start my PC a folder called System32 appears on my desktop. As
this contains critical info I have been trying to hide it via the system
configuration utility but do not know what I am looking for on the start-up
tab. Can anyone help?
 
System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170086/en-us

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| Every time I start my PC a folder called System32 appears on my desktop. As
| this contains critical info I have been trying to hide it via the system
| configuration utility but do not know what I am looking for on the start-up
| tab. Can anyone help?
 
Grobmaverick said:
Every time I start my PC a folder called System32 appears on my desktop. As
this contains critical info I have been trying to hide it via the system
configuration utility but do not know what I am looking for on the start-up
tab. Can anyone help?
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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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