XP Home opening screen always displays Explorer

[Joe-46er]

I know my problem is minor compared to others' here, but it is a
nuisance. Each time I start up Win XP Home, Windows Explorer appears
and always displaying the following folder: c:\Program
Files\Common\bin.

I know what you're thinking... that my start-up folder has explorer in
it. Nope. Just Norton and GoBack.
And I checked msconfig and it's not in there either, unless it's coded
with a different title under "services."
And it's not in any of the "Run" lines in the registry either.

It's Halloween time. Maybe my system is haunted.

Thanks.



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"Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:23 (adapted)

 

[Guest]

Windows Explorer Starts When You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228502

 

[Joe-46er]

There is NO desktop "process" listed anywhere. The first line reads:
"Default Reg_sz (value not set)." Should I put a 0 or a 1 in
there?

Windows Explorer Starts When You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228502

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"Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:23 (adapted)

 

[Guest]

I have exactly the same problem as you Joe... any progress yet?

 

[Joe-46er]

No solution yet. I did a search of the registry for the particular
folder that always shows up, and it was not there, so I have to assume
that the reason for this fluke is that it's buried is some data file
somewhere that is called up by a registry line. I know it's not in any
start-up folder.

I have exactly the same problem as you Joe... any progress yet?

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"Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:23 (adapted)