Windows XP Why does Windows open My Docs on startup

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Hi everyone! I'm a newbie. I have an anoying problem and I wonder if anyone can help me.

Here's the thing:
Windows keeps opening the My Documents folder in Windows Explorer on startup. Every time!!! At first it didn't bother me that much but when I tried to figure out how to turn this function off I hit a dead end.

Please! Does anyone know a solution to this?
 
try going start> run type "msconfig" > startup

post a screenshot of all of the things in the list
 
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I think I'm having problems with posting the images! Assistance, please.

P.S. - How do you put smileys in the massages?
 
take the screenshot paste into paint and save as .jpg, at the bottom below the text box click "manage attacments" browse to to the file and upload, smilies are on the right ------------------>
 
i cant see it in the list but you have some spyware on there, so download adaware and spybot S&D and run them.

i'll have a think and look on the net to see if anyone else has the same problem
 
ok another thing go

start > programs > startup if my documents is there delete it
 
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Holy smokes! I shocked!!!

I run Lavasoft's Ad-aware almost after every internet session. It most often finds tracking cookies but nothing else. Do you mind telling me which of those startup programms are the spyware. I'm a bit info-challenged as far as the actual .EXEs are concerned! Can't tell which is which.
 
Gclib.exe according to the net is adaware/spyware. also check in your startup folder for my documents
 
If you're refering to the startup folder on the start menu, that one is empty.

I'm thinking it's probably the spyware. I'll do a scan and see what happens.

Thanks for all the help. I'll keep you posted!
 
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i cant think of any other reason for it to do it and cant find any solutions online, i'll try again in the morning
 
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