You most likely have a virus.
Download "Spybot Search & Destroy" from
http://www.safer-networking.org/
Instal and run an anti-virus application.
Copy the following file to a convenient folder and rename the newly created file as R.exe.
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\regedit.exe
Now use R.exe instead of regedit.exe
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Regards,
Jan
Please reply in newsgroups
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| Your solution has uncovered another problem...when I go
| to "Run", "regedit" the "Registery Editor" window appears
| for only one second then disappears. This is turning
| into a can of worms.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >1) This behavior can occur if...
| >
| >- a null entry (such as ""),
| >- an incomplete entry (such as "),
| >- or a damaged entry exists
| > in the values in either of these two registry keys:
| >
| >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
| > SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| >
| >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
| > Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| >
| >- Ensure that all paths containing "space" characters
| >are wrapped in double-quotation marks. For example,
| >
| > c:\Program Files\program.exe
| >
| >should be...
| >
| > "c:\Program Files\program.exe"
| >
| >
| >NOTE: To open the registry editor,
| >
| >[Start]
| >| Run |
| >regedit
| >[Enter]
| >
| >REFERENCE:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086
| >(System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows)
| >
| >-
| >2) Also check each shortcut in the Startup folders for
| >- "the current user" and for "All users".
| >
| >- For the "current user" entries in the start menu,
| > Right-click [Start] | Explore | Startup |
| >
| >- For the "all users" entries in the start menu,
| > Right-click [Start] | Explore All Users | Startup |
| >
| >- In turn, right-click each shortcut | Properties |
| > Then click [Apply] to verify that the "Target:" field
| is valid.
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >Jan
| >
| >Please reply in newsgroups
| >--------------------------
| >
| >
| >| The "Program Files" folder opens whenever I start up my
| >| computer. I always have to close it then I continue with
| >| what I want to do. Its more annoying than anything.
