Start up problem

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I reformatted my hard drive and installed Windows XP pro back in March
Ever since, each time I start my computer, the desktop loads and about 30
seconds later the Windows Installer program then tries to run twice. It doesn't
say what it's trying to install and after a few seconds disappears - all then works
normally. This is more annoying than anything else - has anyone encoutered this
themselves or have any ideas how to stop this happening

Thanks
 
Mawds said:
I reformatted my hard drive and installed Windows XP pro back in March
Ever since, each time I start my computer, the desktop loads and about 30
seconds later the Windows Installer program then tries to run twice. It doesn't
say what it's trying to install and after a few seconds disappears - all then works
normally. This is more annoying than anything else - has anyone encoutered this
themselves or have any ideas how to stop this happening
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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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