Re: delete recent folder adminition

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Mark,

To find out what program or process is trying to delete the recent folder on shutdown 

Try a folder audit (XP Pro), and check for logoff scripts.


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Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"matthewsmr" <matthewsmr.1swl1s@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:matthewsmr.1swl1s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

I click start, click log off or turn off computer and every time I get
an information message box that states, "Recent is a windows system
folder and is required to run Windows properly.  It cannot be deleted."
I have searched the internet, news groups, Microsoft.com and on and on
and I can't find out what I have done to make me have this message box
appear or how to stop this message from occurring.

What have I done?
In task manager I found the application and went to the process,
explorer.exe.  Since the message was an information popup box I went to
the event viewer and looked under applications and systems but was
unable to find any event associated with this event.  I searched all of
the log files on the c drive and still came up empty.  I thought maybe
it was a folder option, or a performance setting or in TweakIUXP but to
no avail.  The only thing I was able to find on the Internet was a
reference to Hijackthis.exe.  I downloaded the program and looked at it
but I didn't do anything with this program and uninstalled it.

My system:
I run Windows XP explorer with service patch 2, Norton Internet
Security and keep both programs up-to-date.

What I would like:
1. To find out what program or process is trying to delete the recent
folder   on shutdown.
2. or how to disable this message box
3. or what I have done to my system to make this message appear.

Thanks for any help
mark


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matthewsmr 

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