User Profile Defaults

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Scanlon

I have four users set up on my Windows XP Home version.
When I log on as one of my users the display does not go
to a typical desktop display with program shortcuts,
etc. It defaults to an open folder called windows in
windows explorer mode. When I close the folder, my
typical desktop displays. How can I change the user
profile to use the desktop display as my default display
when logging in?
 
Since this only happens on one user account, log into that account and click
Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Look in the right pane for any entries. This is one location where programs
are automatically loaded from. You're specifically looking for any entry
where the Value has a path and file name, usually with a space in it, that
is not enclosed in quotes.

You may also find a shortcut in the Documents and Settings\<username>\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup folder with the same problem. The shortcuts
properties will reference a path/file that needs quotes around it.
 
The default entry in the ...currentVersion\run file
says "value not set"

In the start up folder there are no files being displayed.

Thank you for your assistance!
 
I created a new user and it also defaulted to the same
folder in Windows Explorer rahter than the desktop
display.
 
Did you check them to see if any of them match the criteria? Long file
name, not enclosed in quotes? Possibly a leading space in entry (you'll
have to look closely).
 
Problem solved. In msconfig I saw a "Microsoft money"
program being intialized in the startup services. It
matched one of the registeries in the regedit folders you
suggested. I don't have that application. I deleted the
registry and now all is fine. Thank you for your help.
 
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