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Joe

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Oct 15, 2005, 1:58:07 PM10/15/05
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Hello,
I normally logg off and onto my xp home unit. However, now when ever I log
into my local profile I first see the desktop as usual and then a seperate
window opens to the system32 folder. I don't know what happened to change
the default behavior, but it's very annoying to contiuously close this
folders window. What can I do to resolve this problem and just see my
desktop upon loggin into my profile? Thank you in advance..

Joe


Gary Tsang

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Oct 15, 2005, 2:23:11 PM10/15/05
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Hi,

Download and run the script at Kelly's Korner
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
to fix your system32 folder from opening at log on.

Go to her webpage, and then do a search for "System32 Folder Opens Upon
Boot".

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Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

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Gary Tsang

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Oct 15, 2005, 2:23:56 PM10/15/05
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Hi Joe,

Download and run the script at Kelly's Korner
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
to fix your system32 folder from opening at log on.

Go to her webpage, and then do a search for "System32 Folder Opens Upon
Boot".

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Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

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Joe

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Oct 15, 2005, 2:40:01 PM10/15/05
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Thank you I humbly appriciate it. ;-)
Joe
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drauto2

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Oct 15, 2005, 4:54:01 PM10/15/05
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I had same problem, (still do) ran the script and it said "could not repair,
expected value not found."

Now what do I do?

Dave Patrick

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Oct 15, 2005, 7:33:24 PM10/15/05
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This article may help you.

System32 Folder Opens When Logging into Windows NT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q170086

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Oct 18, 2005, 3:53:25 PM10/18/05
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One reason for system32 to open at boot is previous virus infection. Some
viruses uses name system32.exe while they infect windows directory.
Somewhere on your computers startup is then perhaps request to start
"c:\windows\system32". While the virus was there, it activated. Now if you
have cleaned your system, there is no more system32.exe, so windows opens
instead "c:\windows\system32". I encountered this behaviour when I cleaned
one computer after virus infection.

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