Mysterious window popup

[Ben Barrett]

I have never come accross a problem like this before. My
suggestions for the cause of this problem would be:
accidental uninstalling of the programs, accidental
deletion of the program files, a trojan or virus on your
computer that has deleted them or they have been
accidently moved elsewhere in the computer.
Because I have not seen this problem before, I assume
that the most likely cause of the problem is a trojan or
virus which is deleting your most commonly used programs
deliberatly. If this is the cause of the problem then a
solution would be to buy some good anti-virus software.
But before you do that, you may wish to download 'Swat
It', a small program that will scan your hard drive
looking for trojans. It is free and can be downloaded
from www.lockdowncorp.com

Good Luck,
Ben.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello All,
>
>My XPpro system has suddenly started opening the sys32
window on startup,
>any clues as to why and how to stop it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Martin
>
>
>.
>

[Martin]

Hello Ben (again),

I'm sorry, perhaps I should have joined the two replies to save bandwidth!

I have the latest virus checker on, updated and running. I will try the
program you mention however just to be on the safe side.

Thanks,

Martin

"Ben Barrett" > wrote in message
...
> I have never come accross a problem like this before. My
> suggestions for the cause of this problem would be:
> accidental uninstalling of the programs, accidental
> deletion of the program files, a trojan or virus on your
> computer that has deleted them or they have been
> accidently moved elsewhere in the computer.
> Because I have not seen this problem before, I assume
> that the most likely cause of the problem is a trojan or
> virus which is deleting your most commonly used programs
> deliberatly. If this is the cause of the problem then a
> solution would be to buy some good anti-virus software.
> But before you do that, you may wish to download 'Swat
> It', a small program that will scan your hard drive
> looking for trojans. It is free and can be downloaded
> from www.lockdowncorp.com
>
> Good Luck,
> Ben.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello All,
> >
> >My XPpro system has suddenly started opening the sys32
> window on startup,
> >any clues as to why and how to stop it?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Martin
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by
an incomplete program removal, in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086


Bruce Chambers

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"Ben Barrett" > wrote in message
...
> I have never come accross a problem like this before. My
> suggestions for the cause of this problem would be:
> accidental uninstalling of the programs, accidental
> deletion of the program files, a trojan or virus on your
> computer that has deleted them or they have been
> accidently moved elsewhere in the computer.
> Because I have not seen this problem before, I assume
> that the most likely cause of the problem is a trojan or
> virus which is deleting your most commonly used programs
> deliberatly. If this is the cause of the problem then a
> solution would be to buy some good anti-virus software.
> But before you do that, you may wish to download 'Swat
> It', a small program that will scan your hard drive
> looking for trojans. It is free and can be downloaded
> from www.lockdowncorp.com
>
> Good Luck,
> Ben.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello All,
> >
> >My XPpro system has suddenly started opening the sys32
> window on startup,
> >any clues as to why and how to stop it?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Martin
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Martin]

Hello Bruce,

Many thanks for this - certainly seems like the answer. Let me have a hunt
around and see if these broken keys exist and if it does the trick.

Thanks again,

Martin



"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> This can be caused by a blank entry, such as can be left behind by
> an incomplete program removal, in the
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and/or
> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.
>
> System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170086
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Ben Barrett" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have never come accross a problem like this before. My
> > suggestions for the cause of this problem would be:
> > accidental uninstalling of the programs, accidental
> > deletion of the program files, a trojan or virus on your
> > computer that has deleted them or they have been
> > accidently moved elsewhere in the computer.
> > Because I have not seen this problem before, I assume
> > that the most likely cause of the problem is a trojan or
> > virus which is deleting your most commonly used programs
> > deliberatly. If this is the cause of the problem then a
> > solution would be to buy some good anti-virus software.
> > But before you do that, you may wish to download 'Swat
> > It', a small program that will scan your hard drive
> > looking for trojans. It is free and can be downloaded
> > from www.lockdowncorp.com
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > Ben.
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Hello All,
> > >
> > >My XPpro system has suddenly started opening the sys32
> > window on startup,
> > >any clues as to why and how to stop it?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Martin
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>