A friend cured my problem thus: Start>run>msconfig>startup un-tick all and put them back 5 at a time, rebooting each time until " My Computer window" comes up. By process of elimination work out which one is causing the problem and get rid of it........JayEmm.
----- Tom wrote: -----
after login to windows xp the "my computer" window pops
open without being selected. What could cause this?