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Volker
December 11th 03, 10:51 PM
Found one part of the problem:
I have to set D:\Program Files in registry to: D:\PROGRA~1
Then the startup files are loaded.
Is there a way to change this - I mean: to get back
to "Program Files" syntax??


>-----Original Message-----
>Strangely all startup files (registry and startup-
folder)
>which are in location D:\Program Files are NOT loaded
>(i.e. ICQ, InCD and so on). Whereas everything
>in /system32 folder is loaded.
>Even when I try to install a software which needs a
>service to be started it stops giving the error message
>it can't install the service.
>
>In addition to this normally Acrobat Reader starts when
I
>open a .pdf File with IExplorer. Since about the same
>time with the above problem I have to start
AcrobatReader
>before I open the .pdf File.
>
>Can anyone help with this??
>
>Yours,
>
>Volker
>
>.
>

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