Want to stop a folder from appearing on desktop at startup

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Mel

I downloaded Adobe Photoshop 2. Since the download, at start up a window
appears, full screen, with the name "Common" inside that window is a folder
titled "Roman."

I have check the Startup folder, and Adobe, Common or Roman folders are not
there. I have run msconfig/startup and there are none of them there. I
have found the Common folder with the Roman folder in it in Program Files in
the C drive.
Is there a way to keep the Common window from appearing at every startup?
 
Hi Mel,

Try this:

Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, uncheck the line "restore previous
folder windows at logon". Click apply/ok, do not reboot yet.

Start/run msconfig, on the general tab select the diagnostic mode. Click
apply/ok and reboot at prompted.

The folder should not show up now. Rerun msconfig, put the system back in
normal mode. Click apply/ok and reboot once more. Does this help?

For many users, this will resolve the issue. But you may still have registry
damage. If this is the case, could you please export and post the contents
of these keys in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

To do this, start/run regedit, expand the branches to each key (do this one
at a time). Click on the key, then on file/export. Give it any name, then
save to the desktop. Once you have saved both keys, close the registry
editor. Right-click one of the saved files on the desktop, choose edit, it
should open in notepad. Click edit/select all/edit/copy. Open a response to
this post and click in the message text area. Hit ctrl+v to paste the
contents. Repeat for the other saved key, then send the post for
examination.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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