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Windows Explorer opening automatically

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Name: Dave
Date: March 13, 2002 at 21:27:03 Pacific
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This may seem like a stupid question but does anyone know why an explorer window would open on boot-up for each and every one of my partitions on my system? Drives C through G.

I am running ME if that is relevant.

I've checked my start up entries in my registry and cannot figure out why these explorer windows are opening up.

It is very annoying and really slows down my boot-up sequence.

Any suggestions?



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Response Number 1
Name: EC
Date: March 13, 2002 at 22:08:43 Pacific
Reply:

Have you checked the BIOS?


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Response Number 2
Name: TW
Date: March 14, 2002 at 08:46:53 Pacific
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What would the BIOS have to do with Explorer?


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Response Number 3
Name: Dave
Date: March 14, 2002 at 15:03:31 Pacific
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No I haven't checked my Bios. I didn't believe anything in there would cause Windows explorer to open.

Dave


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Response Number 4
Name: Krystyna
Date: March 15, 2002 at 03:29:51 Pacific
Reply:

Do you have Norton Internet Security or Firewall ?
Look here...
http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nip.nsf/docid/2000091913582836&src=w


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Response Number 5
Name: Dave
Date: March 16, 2002 at 19:11:14 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Krystyna,

That was the problem.

Just in case anyone else has this problem, Norton Personal Firewall's setting for autoloading was making it load too soon in the boot up sequence.

The solution was to disable autoload within Norton's configuration and set up a shortcut in Window ME's Start Up folder instead.

Thank you again.

Dave


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