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Anonymous   08-09-2004 at 12:05:17 AM

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Every time I boot my computer, the local disk dialogue box opens. Can
someone tell me why this happens and how I can stop it. Please

JCW

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Anonymous   08-10-2004 at 03:03:08 AM
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"JCW" <jcw@nowhere.net> wrote:

>Every time I boot my computer, the local disk dialogue box opens. Can
>someone tell me why this happens and how I can stop it. Please

Check your startup settings to find out what is causing this.
Applications that start with Windows can be found here:
- the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
- the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
- the folders
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560) and "How to Perform a
Clean Boot in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353).
Also see "System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP, Windows
2000, or Windows NT 4.0" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086).

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Anonymous   08-10-2004 at 01:14:19 PM
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Thorsten,
Thanks for the response, but I can't find a cause or fix for this very
irritating problem. Do you have any more advice?
Thanks in advance
JCW
"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:%23kS3COkfEHA.1972@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> "JCW" <jcw@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
> >Every time I boot my computer, the local disk dialogue box opens. Can
> >someone tell me why this happens and how I can stop it. Please
>
> Check your startup settings to find out what is causing this.
> Applications that start with Windows can be found here:
> - the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
> - the Registry keys
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
> - the folders
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
> See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
> XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560) and "How to Perform a
> Clean Boot in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353).
> Also see "System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP, Windows
> 2000, or Windows NT 4.0" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=170086).
>
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Anonymous   08-10-2004 at 11:18:08 PM
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"JCW" <jcw@nowhere.net> wrote:

>Thanks for the response, but I can't find a cause or fix for this very
>irritating problem. Do you have any more advice?

Disable all the items in MSCONFIG to make such that this is not caused
by an application listed here.

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Anonymous   08-10-2004 at 11:18:09 PM
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I did that and it still opens at startup...
"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:%23zVj%230ufEHA.236@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> "JCW" <jcw@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the response, but I can't find a cause or fix for this very
> >irritating problem. Do you have any more advice?
>
> Disable all the items in MSCONFIG to make such that this is not caused
> by an application listed here.
>
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Anonymous   08-10-2004 at 11:51:31 PM
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"JCW" <jcw@nowhere.net> wrote:

>I did that and it still opens at startup...

Create a new user account and see if this happens here as well. If no,
copy the former user account to the new user and use this account from
now on.
"How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151)

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