Explorer Auto loads, how can I stop it?

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Toby Lankester

Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
there is no short cut to start Explorer.

Where else can I look, or what else should I try?
 
To which directory/folder.....? In the meantime:

This is a known issue for owners of an SB Audigy 2 sound card. Re-enable
the item in MSConfig.

Then see www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 260, Left column for a
small utility that will correct this for you. The problem is caused by a
leading space before the /L:ENG. This causes the problem, the script
corrects it.

If this is not the case, see:

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086

Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect,
incomplete, or null entries (such as "").
 
COOL (er Thank you Kelly),

I have now sorted it out. The problem was that the
registry had a Value Data as "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox4\MMTask.exe" but the
MMTask.exe file was not in that directory.

The MMTask.exe file was actually in the "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Update" directory. Once I
modified the path in the registry problem solved.

Thanks again, this has been bugging me for months!!
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To which directory/folder.....? In the meantime:

This is a known issue for owners of an SB Audigy 2 sound card. Re-enable
the item in MSConfig.

Then see www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 260, Left column for a
small utility that will correct this for you. The problem is caused by a
leading space before the /L:ENG. This causes the problem, the script
corrects it.

If this is not the case, see:

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086

Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect,
incomplete, or null entries (such as "").

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

Every time I start Windows XP on my PC it load Windows
explorer. I have checked in the startup directory but
there is no short cut to start Explorer.

Where else can I look, or what else should I try?
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Most welcome and thanks for the feedback. Glad you have it all sorted,
Toby. :o)



COOL (er Thank you Kelly),

I have now sorted it out. The problem was that the
registry had a Value Data as "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox4\MMTask.exe" but the
MMTask.exe file was not in that directory.

The MMTask.exe file was actually in the "C:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Update" directory. Once I
modified the path in the registry problem solved.

Thanks again, this has been bugging me for months!!
 
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