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Name: winkles
Date: January 5, 2003 at 00:38:48 Pacific
OS: ME 4.90.3000
CPU/Ram: PIII 700 256MB RAM
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Everytime I start windows explorer opens the C:\Windows folder. I've emptied the startup folder and checked msconfig.

The only Norton software I run is antivirus 2002 and the problem is not related to that.

Any suggestions gratefully received, this problem is not causing any harm, although it is bugging the hell out of me.



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Response Number 1
Name: Simplychilled Mark
Date: January 5, 2003 at 04:51:26 Pacific
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Strange this as it's usually the other way round - people don't like the way it opens up with "My Documents" all the time. In fact I even downloaded an application to change it so it would open the C: drive rather than "My Documents".

Anyway, take a look in the following registry key to see if there's any clues, as this key holds most of the behaviour settings of Explorer:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Hope this helps,

Mark



Response Number 2
Name: winkles
Date: January 5, 2003 at 11:06:40 Pacific
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Thanks for that Mark, but I'm not sure that I explained myself terribly well.

What is actually happening is that everytime I restart my PC, after all my apps have loaded, is that I get a C:\Windows window opening up. I don't want an explorer window opening up at startup at all!



Response Number 3
Name: wawadave
Date: January 5, 2003 at 11:58:20 Pacific
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hello
these links should help
http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/14353.html
http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/19842.html




Response Number 4
Name: winkles
Date: January 6, 2003 at 11:23:16 Pacific
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They don't seem to help but thanks for trying. My only Symantec is NAV 2002, which has been installed for a while, and the problem has only started recently.

I've been right through the startup tab on msconfig and that doesn't seem to help either.

However if I don't process win.ini on startup that seems to stop it, but I have no idea which entry is causing it....



Response Number 5
Name: JackG
Date: January 6, 2003 at 13:10:50 Pacific
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Try looking at your C:\Windows\WIN.INI file with notepad. Use the Search tab and search for EXPLORER. There should not be a match in a default WIN.INI file. If you find such a line, it may be your problem.

There should be two lines

load=
run=

that should have nothing after the =

bet that one of them not being blank is the problem.



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Response Number 6
Name: S.T.A.R.
Date: January 6, 2003 at 13:25:07 Pacific
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winkles,

xxJust curious. Open your win.ini and look under;
[windows]
load=
run=

Start>>Run>>Type; win.ini>>Press; Enter

Will open it up for you or open it up with notepad.


I'll Try



Response Number 7
Name: S.T.A.R.
Date: January 6, 2003 at 13:28:13 Pacific
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Reply:

Sorry JackG, your post wasn't there till I posted mine :)

I guess my browser didn't refresh :)



Response Number 8
Name: winkles
Date: January 7, 2003 at 00:39:12 Pacific
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That's cured it!

Thanks S.T.A.R. Thanks JackG. Somehow I had run=. in my win.ini and that was causing the problem.

Thanks again, and thanks everyone else who has answered.



Response Number 9
Name: S.T.A.R.
Date: January 9, 2003 at 02:04:11 Pacific
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Reply:

winkles,
Glad to hear that.
You're most welcome.




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