Help please!!!! XP startup and shutdown

[Charlie]

Hi. I recently upgraded froim ME to XP Pro and all seemed
to ge well except that the System32 folder opens at
startup all by itself and when shutting down I get a
dialogue box saying "End Program - closing Explorer.exe"
which gives up after a while and asks if I want to shut
down or retry.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Rich Barry]

See if this helps
System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows
The information in this article applies to:
a.. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
b.. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
c.. Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
d.. Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
e.. Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
f.. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
g.. Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q170086
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS
When you log on to Windows, a Windows Explorer window may open that displays
the contents of the System32 folder.

This behavior also occurs if there is a String value that contains only a
single quote character (") as the Value data in the following Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a null, incomplete, or damaged entry exists in
the registry.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor to view the following two Windows registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect,
incomplete, or null entries (such as "").
MORE INFORMATION
An incorrect entry in the following registry value has been confirmed to
cause the behavior described above:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
Value: ActiveMovie File Extensions
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ActMovie.exe /Check

If the value data for this entry is null or appears in Registry Editor as
quotation marks, you may experience the problem described above. To correct
the problem, change the value data to match the entry above or delete the
ActiveMovie File Extensions value.

This behavior can also occur if the Reminder value that has "" next to it is
in the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre nt Version\Run


You can resolve this behavior by deleting the Remainder value.

If you are uncertain whether an entry is incorrect or incomplete, you may
want to delete all entries other than the default Windows entry. The
following entry to run the System Tray is the only required Windows default
entry:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
Value: SystemTray
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: SysTray.exe

For additional information, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
177510 System32 Folder Opens When Windows Starts






"Charlie" > wrote in message
...
> Hi. I recently upgraded froim ME to XP Pro and all seemed
> to ge well except that the System32 folder opens at
> startup all by itself and when shutting down I get a
> dialogue box saying "End Program - closing Explorer.exe"
> which gives up after a while and asks if I want to shut
> down or retry.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks