start up issues

[MK]

I recently purchased a new Dell machine with XP
professional. I hooked up my old IDE harddrive with 98 on
it to recover some files from it (THE DISK WAS BROKEN). I
was able to connect the old drive, recover the files, and
disconnect it no problem. Now whenever I boot up my
machine, AND ONLY WHEN I LOG INTO MY USER ACCOUNT, the
windows/system32 folder automatically opens. How can I
prevent this from happening?

[Thorsten Matzner]

"MK" > wrote:

>AND ONLY WHEN I LOG INTO MY USER ACCOUNT, the
>windows/system32 folder automatically opens. How can I
>prevent this from happening?

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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[Patti MacLeod]

Hi MK,

You can d/load and run the fix that is available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Scroll down to line #260, right-hand column -> System32 Folder Opens Upon
Boot

Also, have a look at this MSKB article regarding that issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=170086


Regards,

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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"MK" > wrote in message
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> I recently purchased a new Dell machine with XP
> professional. I hooked up my old IDE harddrive with 98 on
> it to recover some files from it (THE DISK WAS BROKEN). I
> was able to connect the old drive, recover the files, and
> disconnect it no problem. Now whenever I boot up my
> machine, AND ONLY WHEN I LOG INTO MY USER ACCOUNT, the
> windows/system32 folder automatically opens. How can I
> prevent this from happening?