unnecessary opening of window folders on start up at DVinfo.net

Charles King · November 28th, 2004, 11:36 AM

Can anyone tell me how to make this annoying problem go away? To be specific it is the root folder that opens on start up of win XP. I know there is a way to turn this off but have forgotten.

Lars Siden · November 28th, 2004, 01:59 PM

Hello Charles,

Do you really live in Sweden? I live in the south of Stockholm.

About the folders - can be 2 things:

1. You have enabled "Restore previous folders on windows logon" under "Folder options"

2. You have gotten an entry in the startup or registry that points to "program files/xxx...xxx" - without qouetes surrounding it, then Windows won't find the directory/file - and will display "program files".

Good luck!

// Lazze \\

Charles King · November 28th, 2004, 02:26 PM

Yes. I do really live in Sweden. I am in Avesta, Dalarna.

Thanks but I don't really get want you are saying. Your explaination is a little confusing.

George Ellis · November 28th, 2004, 08:46 PM

Is it a system32 folder?

Open Regedit or Regedt32. Find HKLM \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run .

There is probably a Value (Name) with no data listed. Delete that Value and it will go away. Ignore (Default).

Example: CTHelper / REG_SZ / (value not set)

Charles King · November 29th, 2004, 07:41 AM

I checked this out but there wasnt anything to delete. The only thing that did not have any value was a standard valu but I'm sure you did not mean this.

Glenn Chan · November 29th, 2004, 09:11 AM

You can try Sysinternals Autoruns.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml

It can disable things that autorun/startup. *even good things, so be careful.

November 28th, 2004, 11:36 AM	#1
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	unnecessary opening of window folders on start up Can anyone tell me how to make this annoying problem go away? To be specific it is the root folder that opens on start up of win XP. I know there is a way to turn this off but have forgotten. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

November 28th, 2004, 02:26 PM	#3
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Yes. I do really live in Sweden. I am in Avesta, Dalarna. Thanks but I don't really get want you are saying. Your explaination is a little confusing. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

November 29th, 2004, 07:41 AM	#5
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	I checked this out but there wasnt anything to delete. The only thing that did not have any value was a standard valu but I'm sure you did not mean this. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

November 28th, 2004, 01:59 PM	#2
Lars Siden Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 469	Hello Charles, Do you really live in Sweden? I live in the south of Stockholm. About the folders - can be 2 things: 1. You have enabled "Restore previous folders on windows logon" under "Folder options" 2. You have gotten an entry in the startup or registry that points to "program files/xxx...xxx" - without qouetes surrounding it, then Windows won't find the directory/file - and will display "program files". Good luck! // Lazze \\

November 28th, 2004, 08:46 PM	#4
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	Is it a system32 folder? Open Regedit or Regedt32. Find HKLM \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run . There is probably a Value (Name) with no data listed. Delete that Value and it will go away. Ignore (Default). Example: CTHelper / REG_SZ / (value not set)

November 29th, 2004, 09:11 AM	#6
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You can try Sysinternals Autoruns. http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...autoruns.shtml It can disable things that autorun/startup. *even good things, so be careful.