Why does Windows open C:Program FilesCommon on startup?

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My PC has a new development since applying SP2. When I start windows, now
it opens the C:\Program Files\Common folder. Any guess on what is causing
that?

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Thanks for the quick reply - I checked all of them - no luck. Any other
possiblities come to mind?

"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>My PC has a new development since applying SP2. When I start windows, now
>>it opens the C:\Program Files\Common folder. Any guess on what is causing
>>that?
>
> 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).
>
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