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December 6th 03, 10:39 AM

I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW 2003. Now
everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
(Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this so
that I just get my desktop with no open folders?

Thanks
CM

Jeff T

December 6th 03, 10:39 AM

Check your startup folder for a folder shortcuts (START\PROGRAMS\STARTUP)

--
- Jeff

[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1 GIG RAM,
1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]

"cm" > wrote in message
...
> I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW 2003. Now
> everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
> (Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this so
> that I just get my desktop with no open folders?
>
> Thanks
> CM

December 6th 03, 10:39 AM

I checked and there is no folder shortcut, anymore ideas?
Thanks
cm
>-----Original Message-----
>Check your startup folder for a folder shortcuts
(START\PROGRAMS\STARTUP)
>
>--
>- Jeff
>
>[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1
GIG RAM,
>1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
>
>"cm" > wrote in message
...
>> I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW
2003. Now
>> everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
>> (Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this
so
>> that I just get my desktop with no open folders?
>>
>> Thanks
>> CM
>
>
>.
>

December 6th 03, 10:39 AM

Jeff T

December 6th 03, 10:39 AM

try running your computer in safe mode. If it doesn't happen in safe mode,
then you have some process of a program that loads the folder ......other
than that, I have no other ideas .....unless you have customer support for
your computer, then contact them

HTH

--
- Jeff

[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1 GIG RAM,
1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]

"cm" > wrote in message
...
> I checked and there is no folder shortcut, anymore ideas?
> Thanks
> cm
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Check your startup folder for a folder shortcuts
> (START\PROGRAMS\STARTUP)
> >
> >--
> >- Jeff
> >
> >[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1
> GIG RAM,
> >1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
> >
> >"cm" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW
> 2003. Now
> >> everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
> >> (Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this
> so
> >> that I just get my desktop with no open folders?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> CM
> >
> >
> >.
> >

yeeyoh

December 6th 03, 10:40 AM

I use a program called system mechanic. One of the things it does is show
all the programs that start when your computer does.(or most). Many are not
listed in that start menu startup folder. I think there is a thirty day
free trial. Sorry I don't know the link.
I find many programs add a little something that starts when a person
starts there computer. Actually I don't know how people who don't use a
program like this get by.
Of course I play a lot of demo's and such.

Anyway, good luck.

"Jeff T" > wrote in message
...
> try running your computer in safe mode. If it doesn't happen in safe mode,
> then you have some process of a program that loads the folder ......other
> than that, I have no other ideas .....unless you have customer support for
> your computer, then contact them
>
> HTH
>
> --
> - Jeff
>
> [WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1 GIG RAM,
> 1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
>
> "cm" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I checked and there is no folder shortcut, anymore ideas?
> > Thanks
> > cm
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Check your startup folder for a folder shortcuts
> > (START\PROGRAMS\STARTUP)
> > >
> > >--
> > >- Jeff
> > >
> > >[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1
> > GIG RAM,
> > >1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
> > >
> > >"cm" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >> I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW
> > 2003. Now
> > >> everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
> > >> (Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this
> > so
> > >> that I just get my desktop with no open folders?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> CM
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

December 6th 03, 10:41 AM

Thanks for all of the help. I took off Norton System
works, then reinstalled it. Now everything works fine, got
me... Thanks again
CM

>-----Original Message-----
>I use a program called system mechanic. One of the things
it does is show
>all the programs that start when your computer does.(or
most). Many are not
>listed in that start menu startup folder. I think there
is a thirty day
>free trial. Sorry I don't know the link.
> I find many programs add a little something that
starts when a person
>starts there computer. Actually I don't know how people
who don't use a
>program like this get by.
> Of course I play a lot of demo's and such.
>
> Anyway, good luck.
>
>
>"Jeff T" > wrote in message
...
>> try running your computer in safe mode. If it doesn't
happen in safe mode,
>> then you have some process of a program that loads the
folder ......other
>> than that, I have no other ideas .....unless you have
customer support for
>> your computer, then contact them
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> --
>> - Jeff
>>
>> [WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1
GIG RAM,
>> 1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
>>
>> "cm" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I checked and there is no folder shortcut, anymore ideas?
>> > Thanks
>> > cm
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >Check your startup folder for a folder shortcuts
>> > (START\PROGRAMS\STARTUP)
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >- Jeff
>> > >
>> > >[WINNT 4 - SP 6, XP, IE 6, Office 2000 Professional, 1
>> > GIG RAM,
>> > >1 GHz Pentium 3, Matrox Millennium AGP, (3) 20 Gig HD]
>> > >
>> > >"cm" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > >> I just installed XP Pro (with SP1) and Norton SW
>> > 2003. Now
>> > >> everyting I reboot I get an open folder on my desktop
>> > >> (Program Files). Does anyone know how to change this
>> > so
>> > >> that I just get my desktop with no open folders?
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks
>> > >> CM
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >.
>> > >
>>
>>
>
>
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