Re: System 32 folder

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/21/04


Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:36:01 -0400

Hi,

This can be caused by leftovers from cleaning up spyware as well. 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?

For most users, this will resolve the issue. For some that still have
registry damage it will not. If this is the case, could you please export
and post the contents of these keys in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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 both 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 key, 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
"Lyzzie" <Lyzzie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:C0F806B8-29BF-4C24-A5B0-14793E4E0340@microsoft.com...
> I know you have probably heard this question a million times but i have
> looked at tons of help websites (including this one) and i just cannot fix 
> my
> problem of my system 32 folder opening up everytime i start my computer! I
> have downloaded spybot and Lavasoft Ad-ware and neither have done 
> anyhting!
> Every site i ready says something about a registry editor or registry key 
> but
> i have NO idea what that is!!! So if anyone could please comment on what 
> to
> do that would help so much! Thanks for reading! 


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