Failure audit

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Nicholas J. Bannister

When I start Windows XP Home Edition, and click on my account, I get
a Windows Error message saying: "General Protection Fault Error.
Please delete file." But there is no reference to which file needs
deleting. When I click OK, the program runs OK.
But when I look in Event Viewer, I see in the "Security" log, a line
for my log-on time saying: "Failure Audit" and referring to "Security"
as the source, "Policy Change" as the category, "615" as the event,
and "Network Service" as the user.
Does anyone know what this means? And what do I have to do to stop it
happening?
 
Nicholas J. Bannister said:
When I start Windows XP Home Edition, and click on my account, I get
a Windows Error message saying: "General Protection Fault Error.
Please delete file." But there is no reference to which file needs
deleting. When I click OK, the program runs OK.
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Check your startup settings to find out what is causing this.
Applications that start with Windows can be found here:
- the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
- the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
- the folders
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560) and "How to Perform a
Clean Boot in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353).
 
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