Re: Problem with Startup and CommonStartup

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From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:06:04 +0530

Hi Markus,

It looks like the Startup and the Common Startup shell folders path are pointing to the same location. Open Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the right-pane, "Common Startup" data should be set to: (without ")
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" (REG_EXPAND_SZ format)

-and-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the right-pane, "Startup" data should be set to:
"%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" (REG_EXPAND_SZ format)

Make necessary changes and reboot. 

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
"Markus Schwarz" <theregoesallthespam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23kr0NHfgEHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hi NG,
I recently installed new Hardware to my PC [WindowsXP Prof. (SP1)]
which comes with two software components
that shall be loaded at startup.
These two programs are loaded - but each they are loaded twice!
It's a CAPI control program and a W-LAN control program.
Using MSCONFIG thse two programs are listed to be loaded
from "Startup" and "CommonStartup".
Removing them from Startup automatically removes them from CommonStartup
- and vice versa!
I tried to copy them manually into the "All Users" Startup folder
- same behavior. Trying to call the programs
using the Run key in the registry fails because some
other componentes required seem to be not loaeded yet
at the time the registry entry calls the programs.
I don't understand why the programs are loaded twice when
I use the "All Users" Startup folder.
Can anybody help? I'm getting tired of terminating one of the processes
each time I logged on to my PC.
Thanks in advance
Markus

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