Why does my System32 folder open when I log in?

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this did not help me or Rebecca. you just keep pushing to read the article. JUST POST THE STEPS
to end the problem. Sorry to say thanks for
nothing

I read Microsoft articles.After reading their article,I didn't want to mess with the registry.
I bought a registry cleaner. Did not help. Any think you can suggest beside a wise crack?

I have been having the same problem, but the solution that is going around for the same problems don't work (ie. The blank value in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run)
I just installed Netscape 8.1, and when I tried a system restore, it did fix it, but Netscape 8.1 was removed. Is there any way to keep both? The only other oddity is that there is a startup entry in MSCONFIG, but it has no name and it links to the second entry in my example. Any ideas?

Thanks for all your help Leo , as I have read on this thread , it truly does get frustrating for many of us. IM sure you can understand that. No offence meant to you or others.After 9 years of good service I just retired my P2 333 and purchases a P4 3.00 from Dell , IM very pleased but IM also very nervous about it as well (I think that's why I had my P2 for 9 years) I really don't know that much about Windows after all these years ...a very little if any,but what I do do is try and maintain my PC with all the protection I can get and just run all the utilities as often as needed (I like the Internet) and that's basically why I got the new PC.I was dial up for all those years as well and got dsl with my new machine. Wow !! what a treat this truly is !! Anyway ...back to the System 32 thing , I tried to download a older web cam and this is when the problem started (just as microsoft stated) as I said ,i really don't know that much and i don't like doing anything IM not 99.9% sure of, trust me ,IM not going to mess with my regestry !! Dell support sent me this for the problem http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&releaseid=R75304&formatcnt=1&fileid=98306 has something to do with the onboard Audigy ,it might help somebody else ,it didn't help me )-: So as others have done run msconfig /startup / and uncheck the ones with "" and that took care of my problem ,no more system 32 at start up. IM guessing in the future I'll figure what it all was that shut off in the first place ? IM guessing here that the system 32 at start up was really not that big of a deal in the first place , just annoying as all hell ,my hard drive above my shoulders was just not computing very well with it, like it seems to do for others. Leo ,thanks again for doing what you do and helping guys out like me. IM very Impressed. Jim

This page is also helpful. It explains the problem thoroughly and gives a link to a quick fix: It worked for me!
http://home.earthlink.net/~lreynol929/ruXP/Startup/system32.htm

I logged in about 6 months ago when I started having this annoying problem. My system 32 launches 2-3 times when logging into windows and then does it again for 5-6 times when launching Internet Explorer. I too looked at the registry and did not find the problem mentioned in all the articles. I've also cleaned out the startup in msconfig but it keeps coming back. I agree with the rest. Could we just have some simple steps to follow? Knowledge base articles can be quite lengthy.

I click on the eath link. then on
http://www.kellys-korner.com/xp_tweaks.htm

When i tried this it told me the registry was not found. Now what.

I click on the eath link. then on
http://www.kellys-korner.com/xp_tweaks.htm

When i tried this it told me the registry was not found. Now what. I am very frustrated.

To correct this problem the easiest way is to insert your system restore disc that came with your computer when you purchased it, shut down the computer and then restart it. The system restore will automatically start. Have it reinstall ONLY the .dll files. The system32 window will come on at startup if a .dll file is infected or corrupt. By reinstalling all of the files your system will run as it used to.

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