Tracking down registry startup..

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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.
 
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.
>
 
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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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.
 
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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