regedit.exe runs in the backgroud when xp pro boot

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Marty

My Windows XP Pro cannot shutdown because regedit.exe is
always running in the background when it boots up. I
have to use task manager to end task of regedit.exe in
order to shutdown, reboot, or even logout.

Help!!
 
I'm assuming that you have already checked the startup folder and used MSCONFIG to see if regedit is starting from there. One thing to check is to see if regedit is starting automatically as a service for some reason or another. If it is, disable it from running on startup.
 
TJ

Thanks for the info. Like you stated, I did check all that plus the registry itself. I couldn't find any trace that start the regedit.exe automatically. By the way, if regedit.exe does start as a service, where do I look for it?
 
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