Windows Folder appears after login in XP (this occurred after XP update)

[Dan Lickteig]

I have been trying to get the c:\windows folder from not
appearing after I login to the system. THis started
happening after I updated some of the critical patches in
XP. I have searched every startup folder and this folder
is not appearing. Is there a trick that someone knows
where I can get this folder from not appearing after I
login (BTW, this happens to all the users who are
registered on the system). thanks

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

Look in the right pane for any value that has spaces in the path or file
name, and isn't enclosed in quotes.

C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Antivirus Platinum\Inicio.exe

Would be one example. Without the quotes around it, Windows cannot
correctly interpret the path. If you find an entry that has spaces in the
path or file name and isn't in quotes, double click the entry, and put
quotes before and after it.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Dan Lickteig" > wrote in message
...
> I have been trying to get the c:\windows folder from not
> appearing after I login to the system. THis started
> happening after I updated some of the critical patches in
> XP. I have searched every startup folder and this folder
> is not appearing. Is there a trick that someone knows
> where I can get this folder from not appearing after I
> login (BTW, this happens to all the users who are
> registered on the system). thanks

[Dan]

Thanks for the response, but that didn't do the trick. I
did find the C:\windows did not have quotes around the
path, but it is still launching when I log into any
account.
>-----Original Message-----
>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVers
ion\Run
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersi
on\Run
>
>Look in the right pane for any value that has spaces in
the path or file
>name, and isn't enclosed in quotes.
>
>C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Antivirus
Platinum\Inicio.exe
>
>Would be one example. Without the quotes around it,
Windows cannot
>correctly interpret the path. If you find an entry that
has spaces in the
>path or file name and isn't in quotes, double click the
entry, and put
>quotes before and after it.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Dan Lickteig" >
wrote in message
...
>> I have been trying to get the c:\windows folder from
not
>> appearing after I login to the system. THis started
>> happening after I updated some of the critical patches
in
>> XP. I have searched every startup folder and this
folder
>> is not appearing. Is there a trick that someone knows
>> where I can get this folder from not appearing after I
>> login (BTW, this happens to all the users who are
>> registered on the system). thanks
>
>
>.
>

[_ J _]

But did you "double click the entry, and put quotes
before and after it," as Doug instructed?

Jan


>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the response, but that didn't do the trick. I
>did find the C:\windows did not have quotes around the
>path, but it is still launching when I log into any
>account.

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVers
>ion\Run
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersi
>on\Run

>>Look in the right pane for any value that has spaces in
>the path or file
>>name, and isn't enclosed in quotes.

>>C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Antivirus
>Platinum\Inicio.exe

>>Would be one example. Without the quotes around it,
>Windows cannot
>>correctly interpret the path. If you find an entry that
>has spaces in the
>>path or file name and isn't in quotes, double click the
>entry, and put
>>quotes before and after it.
>>
>>--
>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>--------------------------------
>>Associate Expert
>>ExpertZone -
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>--------------------------------
>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

>>"Dan Lickteig" wrote:

>>> I have been trying to get the c:\windows folder from
>not
>>> appearing after I login to the system. THis started
>>> happening after I updated some of the critical patches
>in
>>> XP. I have searched every startup folder and this
>folder
>>> is not appearing. Is there a trick that someone knows
>>> where I can get this folder from not appearing after I
>>> login (BTW, this happens to all the users who are
>>> registered on the system). thanks