Re: update Windows XP home service pack 2 problem

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/29/04


Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:05:23 -0400

Hi,

Send them to me via email as attachments, change the subject line to "per
req". The email address used here is valid.

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
<blempo@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:20cb01c48d6a$dc7a7840$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>Ok, please post the contents of these registry keys:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
> ion\Run
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
> on\Run
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
> Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
>>
>>To do this, start/run regedit, expand the branches to
> each key (do this one
>>at a time). Click on the key, then on file/export. Give
> it any name, then
>>save to the desktop. Once you have saved all the keys,
> close the registry
>>editor. Right-click one of the saved files on the
> desktop, choose edit, it
>>should open in notepad. Click edit/select all/edit/copy.
> Open a response to
>>this post and click in the message text area. Hit ctrl+v
> to paste the
>>contents. Repeat for the other saved keys, then send the
> post for
>>examination.
>>
>>-- 
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>><blempo@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:1f3e01c48d33$87509430$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Put a check in it, reboot, then follow the original
>>> steps.
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>><blempo@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:001001c48d19$c46b1f30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Try this: Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab,
>>> uncheck
>>>>> the line "restore
>>>>>>previous folder windows at logon". Click apply/ok, do
>>>>> not reboot yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Start/run msconfig, on the general tab select the
>>>>> diagnostic mode. Click
>>>>>>apply/ok and reboot at prompted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The folder should not show up now. Rerun msconfig,
> put
>>>>> the system back in
>>>>>>normal mode. Click apply/ok and reboot once more.
> Does
>>>>> this help?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-- 
>>>>>>Best of Luck,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>>>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>>>>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>>>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Steve" <blempo@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:110d01c48bdb$9c818890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> After updating with Windows home service pack 2,
>>> every
>>>>>>> time I start up the computer, My Documents is open
> on
>>>>> the
>>>>>>> screen.  Any advice?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Restore previous folder windows at logon was already
>>>>> unchecked.  Any other ideas.
>>>>>>
>>>>This time I checked the box and followed the steps you
>>> gave, but there was no change.  My Documents still
> opens
>>> at start up.
>>>>
>>Hi,
> It didn't work.  I could only manage to get one of the
> registry keys pasted in the message at a time.  Then when
> I clicked "send" it wouldn't send.  Possibly it is too
> much data to send.
>>
>>.
>> 


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