Control Panel and Explorer does not run/load

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

"Al" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Everytime I attempt to run control panel it refreshes my
>screen and doesn't load, same with explorer. Any ideas?

Check your startup settings to find out if some software running in
the background 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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