I know it's a common problem, so I tried the two common solutions: checking the startup folders and checking the registry, but didn't find anything too unusual. However, there is a desktop.ini file in the startup folder that contains the following: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 Would this cause my system folder to open when I start WinXP? Is it safe to delete? And, WHAT THE HECK is this file? Scott Jung

"System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086 Or, the second column of line 260 here from Kellys-Korner http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Ad to that file in the Startup folder that's the first time I've seen anything like that. Tufenuf