May have a potentially Serious Problem

[Guest]

As everyone knows I run Windows XP SP2 Home Edition. I have invested in
McAfee Security Suite. My problem just started happening recently. I logged
on the computer and Privacy Service came up, just like it's Supposed to and I
enter the password, no problem there. However. While waiting for the rest to
boot. A System folder (supposed to be hidden) popped up all at once. No
explanation and no reason for it. I tried to re-hide it and when I did the
system locked, so I had to unhide it. Now It's been a little over a week
since this happened and I'm stumped. It's a Windows/System files. It has
several different types of folders which is supposed to be hidden. Can anyone
help? I'll get the exact folder name to ya as soon as possible..

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

System32?

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

For an automated Edit go here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top of the page.
Scroll down to:
260. Right hand side.
System32 Folder Opens Upon Boot

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Tom Pepper Willett]

Wayne: Just for the record, *I* didn't know ;-)

Tom

| As everyone knows I run Windows XP SP2 Home Edition.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

As everyone knows I run Windows XP SP2 Home Edition. I have invested
in McAfee Security Suite. My problem just started happening recently.
I logged on the computer and Privacy Service came up, just like it's
Supposed to and I enter the password, no problem there. However.
While waiting for the rest to boot. A System folder (supposed to be
hidden) popped up all at once. No explanation and no reason for it. I
tried to re-hide it and when I did the system locked, so I had to
unhide it. Now It's been a little over a week since this happened and
I'm stumped. It's a Windows/System files. It has several different
types of folders which is supposed to be hidden. Can anyone help?
I'll get the exact folder name to ya as soon as possible..

You run Windows XP SP2 Home Edition?
Last time I was at your house, that looked like Linux to me! *grin*

Look here for your opening folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170086

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

At his house???????.. you told me you were washing your hair.. I sat through
that entire 'sloppy' movie by myself.. :-( .. (wasn't gonna waste the
tickets, no way, no how)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

As everyone knows I run Windows XP SP2 Home Edition. I have invested in
McAfee Security Suite. My problem just started happening recently. I logged
on the computer and Privacy Service came up, just like it's Supposed to and I
enter the password, no problem there. However. While waiting for the rest to
boot. A System folder (supposed to be hidden) popped up all at once. No
explanation and no reason for it. I tried to re-hide it and when I did the
system locked, so I had to unhide it. Now It's been a little over a week
since this happened and I'm stumped. It's a Windows/System files. It has
several different types of folders which is supposed to be hidden. Can anyone
help? I'll get the exact folder name to ya as soon as possible..

Thanks.

This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by
an incomplete program removal, in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. It can also
be caused by an entry in these same keys that starts with a " / ."

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560



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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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At his house???????.. you told me you were washing your hair.. I sat
through that entire 'sloppy' movie by myself.. :-( .. (wasn't gonna
waste the tickets, no way, no how)

Stop having fun. Immediately. Back to your seats. <stern glare>

<snip>

 

[Wesley Vogel]

<ROTFL>

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At his house???????.. you told me you were washing your hair.. I sat
through that entire 'sloppy' movie by myself.. :-( .. (wasn't gonna waste
the tickets, no way, no how)

 

[Guest]

Thanks Wesley, but it said something about couldn't run because of a script
error. An I'm not exactly sure how to handle this..

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Then have a look at...

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


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[Guest]

What does ROTFL mean?

<ROTFL>

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At his house???????.. you told me you were washing your hair.. I sat
through that entire 'sloppy' movie by myself.. :-( .. (wasn't gonna waste
the tickets, no way, no how)

 

[Malke]

What does ROTFL mean?

http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid11_gci211776,00.html

Malke