Tracking down registry startup..

[Guest carlos]

Dear All,

 

Every time the computer boots something in the registry

causes a "My Computer" window to pop up

 

It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe

and still the "My Computer" window pops up

 

It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices

as I searched with nothing to find.

 

I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place

in the registry as the computer is turned on so that

I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up.

 

Thanking you in advance,

Carlos.

[Guest CTOS]

RE: Tracking down registry startup..

 

Have you tried using "AutoRuns" to track it down?

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

 

"carlos" wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Every time the computer boots something in the registry

> causes a "My Computer" window to pop up

>

> It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe

> and still the "My Computer" window pops up

>

> It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices

> as I searched with nothing to find.

>

> I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place

> in the registry as the computer is turned on so that

> I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up.

>

> Thanking you in advance,

> Carlos.

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Tracking down registry startup..

 

carlos wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Every time the computer boots something in the registry

> causes a "My Computer" window to pop up

>

> It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe

> and still the "My Computer" window pops up

>

> It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices

> as I searched with nothing to find.

>

> I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place

> in the registry as the computer is turned on so that

> I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up.

>

> Thanking you in advance,

> Carlos.

 

Check the properties of the shortcuts in the Startup folder, in the

Start Menu. Also run Regedit and look in the Runonce keys.

 

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[Guest Gary Brandenburg]

Re: Tracking down registry startup..

 

Could it be something as simple as unchecking the "Restore previous folder windows at

logon" in Control Panel/Folder Options/View ?

 

 

~Gary

 

 

 

"carlos" <carlos777m@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:OCmTU1gNJHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Dear All,

>

> Every time the computer boots something in the registry

> causes a "My Computer" window to pop up

>

> It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe

> and still the "My Computer" window pops up

>

> It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices

> as I searched with nothing to find.

>

> I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place

> in the registry as the computer is turned on so that

> I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up.

>

> Thanking you in advance,

> Carlos.

[Guest Ray Parrish]

Re: Tracking down registry startup..

 

I found this link that has a fix, can't vouch to whether or not it works

as I've never had the problem.

 

http://www.troublefixers.com/notepad-my-documents-my-computer-opens-on-windows-startup/

 

Later, Ray Parrish

 

Gary Brandenburg wrote:

> Could it be something as simple as unchecking the "Restore previous folder windows at

> logon" in Control Panel/Folder Options/View ?

>

>

> ~Gary

>

>

>

> "carlos" <carlos777m@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:OCmTU1gNJHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Dear All,

>>

>> Every time the computer boots something in the registry

>> causes a "My Computer" window to pop up

>>

>> It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe

>> and still the "My Computer" window pops up

>>

>> It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices

>> as I searched with nothing to find.

>>

>> I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place

>> in the registry as the computer is turned on so that

>> I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up.

>>

>> Thanking you in advance,

>> Carlos.

>

>

 

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