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Every time I boot up my windows System32 folder opens, I have checked as best I can every startup folder mechanism and can find nothing to cause this. I have also run a spyware and antivirus scans to see if there is anything that may cause this. Any ideas, TIA Daddio |
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Hey, Go here to Kelly's site and download and run the fix number 260 in the right column System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Good Luck Joe Kemco IT Professional |
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Thanks but unfortunately that did not work, message from VBS install stating that I do not have that registry value "Kemco" wrote: > Hey, > > Go here to Kelly's site and download and run the fix number 260 in the right > column > > System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Good Luck > > Joe > > Kemco IT Professional |
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Ok, Here is a link to the MS KB about the problem with System32 window opening at startup. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q170086/ Basically you had a program that was opening, probably malware of some sort that was removed. It left some remains in the windows registry for the run at startup. Basically it looks for the file which was in system32 and can't find it so it stops on the step that it opens system32. You need to follow the instructions in the KB closely and make a backup of your registry before you start to tinker with it. Just run File > Export and save it to your desktop or c:\ drive. Good Luck Joe Kemco IT Professional |
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In windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View - Make sure that Restore previous folder windows at logon is uncheced. Also: Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect, incomplete, or null entries (such as ""). Also make sure that all entries that have spaces are included within quotes. These values can be checked here: Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softw are\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar repair Tool http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Daddio" <Daddio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:681DC51F-1743-4287-9A8C-C3959CDE895C@microsoft.com... > Every time I boot up my windows System32 folder opens, I have checked as > best > I can every startup folder mechanism and can find nothing to cause this. I > have also run a spyware and antivirus scans to see if there is anything > that > may cause this. > > Any ideas, TIA > > Daddio |
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Daddio wrote: > Every time I boot up my windows System32 folder opens, I have checked as best > I can every startup folder mechanism and can find nothing to cause this. I > have also run a spyware and antivirus scans to see if there is anything that > may cause this. > > Any ideas, TIA > > Daddio 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 -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin |
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You may have Trojan-Spy.HTML.Smitfraud.c malware infection (even if it is not showing in your current antivirus/antispyware programs). You'll need the Smitfraud removal tool available here: http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/ and Edwido available here: http://www.ewido.net/en/ Run Smitfraud and boot back into Safemode and run Edwido. Worked for me. |
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