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Comment from N Champaigne on 2008-12-22

2008-12-23T01:29:49Z

Although msconfig has the ghost entry, HKCLM ...RUN does not. So where is the invalid entry coming from? Also sluggishness at startup and shut-down prompted me to go looking for msconfig problems in the first place.

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Comment from Frank on 2008-11-13

2008-11-13T14:30:30Z

Noticed I had a blank startup entry as well. Checked regedit and noted it was due to (default).
"deleted" the item as was described in the first comment. The blank item dissappeared from the startup menue. Thanks Guys!

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Comment from steve c on 2008-10-02

2008-10-03T01:43:23Z

ok well i have spybot and when i unchecked it it came up as a aol aim6 file upon clicking info it said
database status: typically not required
value: aim6
filename: AOLLaunch.exe
Description: aol instant messenger- start it when you want to use it

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Comment from Mike Porritt on 2008-09-19

2008-09-19T08:27:54Z

I also had blank entries without the HKLM prefix
Ticking or unticking these did not remove them from MSCONFIG
I scanned the registry for valid entries of the same type and found them all registered under key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\????????
Here you can tell what originally created the entries because the value of ??????? is really the name of the original application.
It seems that the de-install for some programs simply blanks the ITEM and COMMAND values and leaves the rest of the entry in the registry.
The difference between ticked and unticked entries (when viewed via MSCONFIG) is the value of HKEY for each entry.
Ticked entries have HKCU and unticked have HKLM.
Simply deleting the key below STARTUPREG in the registry path seems to clear up all traces of these dead entries.

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Comment from Geir on 2008-08-18

2008-08-18T16:01:09Z

Something weird is going with my PC
A program (Hard Disk Sentinel)scheduled to start during boot up is not listed within the MSCONFIG/STARTUP list.
Is this something I should worry about?

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Comment from James Piedimonte on 2008-07-13

2008-07-13T11:37:01Z

I need drivers to convert a A135 S2256 to Windows XP , the Notebook came with VISTA. My client and I agree it is terrible and want to convert it but the company will not release any drivers and they said that they are not available. I have someone who said he had them and asked me which ones I needed. So we are clear ALL OF THEM. I have three in the DEVICE MGR that say UNKNOWN and a MODEM and the VIDEO CONTROLLER. Any help Leo?

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Comment from Jeannie on 2008-04-29

2008-04-29T18:09:34Z

just get yourself a free copy of MSConfigCleanup

very tiny, very effective, has never screwed up for me.

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Comment from DontHAckMe on 2008-04-23

2008-04-24T06:48:20Z

I had a blank entry in my msconfig too. Turned out to be my Logitech Wingman profiler. I had selected to not allow it to load during startup from the program options. But what this does is remove the command line from the registry. The entry is still there, bad coding I assume. I used SpyBot S&D to remove it.

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Comment from Kamran Khan on 2008-03-13

2008-03-13T18:56:42Z

Thanks alot john a rational tip.Your doctorine helped me.I had several blank entries in the startup of my registry some entries were in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN.I followed Your procedure and I typed 1 in the default
reg_sz and then i deleted that value and it removed the ghost entries from the startup of my registry.I am using windows x64 operating system.Thanks Again!

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Comment from Bill on 2008-03-13

2008-03-13T16:21:18Z

I have had a similar (identical?) blank entry with "value not set", for several months. Thanks for your explanation. I unticked it today (13 Mar 2008) at startup in msconfig, and now Windows XP appears to have cleaned it up itself, as it no longer appears on msconfig! SIMPLE.

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Comment from Aaron R on 2008-03-10

2008-03-10T11:20:03Z

You should see the "Default" entry in that location and it will not have a value (says "value not set"). That is what is showing up as a blank (for some unknown reason).
QUOTE: "Double click the "Default" entry and enter a 1 in the value and click ok, then highlight the "Default" entry and press the delete key. It will empty the key value like it should be and then it won't show up in the msconfig any more. Or at least it worked for me...good luck."

I tried this; it only set it back to (value not set). I noticed this empty line before and figured it was a windows service of some sort. Just unchecked it in MSCONFIG and that should do it... going to reboot now. Good luck everyone

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Comment from Steph on 2008-01-10

2008-01-10T15:04:50Z

I did everything stated below after finding 2 blank entries in my msconfig utility. Upon opening REGEDIT, I found a completely blank entry on top, followed by AIM6. I tried to delete the top one, but I get an "unable to delete" error message. I ran CCleaner's Registry Cleaner (mind you, I just ran the program last night before bed, this is first thin in the morning), it picked up and deleted ONE of the blank entries in MSCONFIG... now, the "blank" entry in REGEDIT is still there, and I'm not really sure why AIM is even there, I use that program frequently. Could you please help me?

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Comment from John on 2007-08-07

2007-08-08T06:45:59Z

Quote from Joe Wirkus: "Mine reads "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" without "HKLM\" also.....with no empty entry to be found in the registry".

You should see the "Default" entry in that location and it will not have a value (says "value not set"). That is what is showing up as a blank (for some unknown reason).
Double click the "Default" entry and enter a 1 in the value and click ok, then highlight the "Default" entry and press the delete key. It will empty the key value like it should be and then it won't show up in the msconfig any more. Or at least it worked for me...good luck.

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Comment from Pete on 2007-07-09

2007-07-10T00:55:40Z

Quote from Joe Wirkus: "Mine reads "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" without "HKLM\" also.....with no empty entry to be found in the registry".
Same with me :( how do i fix this?

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Comment from Kathy on 2007-07-07

2007-07-08T00:25:53Z

Thank you. I feel better just knowing it's gone, even it probably was nothing.

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Comment from Khim on 2007-07-07

2007-07-07T20:09:36Z

Mine reads "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" without "HKLM\" also.....with no empty entry to be found in the registry

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Comment from Joe Wirkus on 2007-04-21

2007-04-21T08:12:17Z

I would like to say, you have made some of my worries go away! I was worried that I was having some serious problems. But after reading your easy to do solutions, I, and my pc are relieved!
I thank all who contribute to these pages.

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Comment from Neil on 2007-03-03

2007-03-04T00:37:34Z

I have a blank entry as well; however, the location is reads "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" without "HKLM\" as the root and I have not found any blank entries in the registry.

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Comment from Mustafa Sazak on 2007-02-11

2007-02-11T17:15:05Z

Hi. I have the same problem too. When i open regedit and follow the patch stated above, i see a blank entry and simply can't find out what does this work for.
but I am hesitated whetrher shut it down or not.
thanks

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Comment from Ray on 2006-09-30

2006-09-30T16:17:35Z

Is this the same???
in my system configuration utility- startup  and command  HKCU\software\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\windows:load
in my startup  and command  HKCU\software\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\windows:run

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Comment from David G. on 2006-09-13

2006-09-13T07:42:31Z

I also had a blank entry,but I also have an entry that has the number 1 and location 1,do you know what this might be?

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Comment from Chad Bush on 2006-08-26

2006-08-26T16:16:30Z

I aslo have that problem except in the start up and command lines there is small boxes. the text is missing any answer to that, that would be awesome.

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Comment from shelly on 2006-03-21

2006-03-21T21:14:19Z

I have 2 blanks in my start up item list. When I looked in my reg edit and followed the path, I discovered the blank to be located next to Netscape. The Data list is empty. Normally I would have just deleted this entry, but seeing as how my ISP is Netscape, I am somewhat hesitant. What is really puzzling is, I have used Netscape for over 4 years now, on the same computer, but the blank entries just recently appeared. They were never there before.

Other things seemed to happen at the same time and I can't seem to find out what's going on. For instance; my virus protection refuses to update. I have 2 separate programs Norton and AVG), both programs appear to be working fine. They scan the system, they download the updates, and they have detected and quarantined some pretty nasty villians. But something different is going on.

Although the updates seems to be successful, my monitor says they're not. It says they are still still out of date, even though though the update just completed. It's like something is blocking the library file for the programs. When I ran a symantec security scan, it says I don't have any antivirus software installed, yet the program is there and running.

What would cause my system to think there isn't any virus software installed, when there actually is. What would keep both of them from updating?

I have uninstalled and reinstalled both versions several times and nothing seems to be making a difference. I have had these programs on my system for over 3 years and they have always worked just fine. Why would they suddenly stop updating? Both version are the lastest versions available. Is there a virus that is capable of blocking your antivirus software?

One more thing, if you have a blank in your start up item list and the process name is;

system32.exe
pathex.exe

they are worms.

system32.exe is added by AGOBOT_KU and always has a blank entry

pathex.exe is added by MKMOOSE_A and is always a blank entry field

Thanks,
Shelly

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Comment from Rabby12 on 2006-01-26

2006-01-26T22:07:46Z

My blank entry says it's in HIKCU.I went to the registery and can find nothing there.I also had 2other entries with little square boxes.what is this?I'm sure i have a virus from the way my comp.,is acting only when i go on line. i downloaded incontrol and got rid of the little square boxes entry.But because this one has no name it can't get rid of the one with no name,and i can't either

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Comment from Rob on 2006-01-20

2006-01-20T13:49:26Z

To Aquarius,

Fine, but there's no Java Control Panel in Control Panel in Win98SE.
Rob

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Comment from Aquarius on 2006-01-07

2006-01-07T16:57:22Z

On Dan's problem posted 11/27/2005, if you go to control panel and open up the Java Control Panel, go to the Update tab, and uncheck the button that says 'Check for updates automatically'. This will make the 'jusched.exe' go away in your startup menu.
HTH.

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Comment from Rob on 2006-01-02

2006-01-02T18:58:19Z

Hi Leo,

msconfig in Win98se doesn't have any location column, right? What to do in such a case?

Thanks,

Rob

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Comment from dan on 2005-11-27

2005-11-28T06:37:02Z

I have found a blank entry in Msconfig .. in a win xp pro box sp1 . this is how I told my friend to fix it.. I found it was something with java ..
1. go to START then RUN: type: regedit

2. browse to :
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Window\CurrentVersion\Run

3. Once in RUN look Under Name: "(Default)"
If you right chick on "(Default)" and click "Modify Binary Data", NOT "MODIFY in bold" and put 0 it will show "0 0" then make sure value is save and run msconfig... U will see the entry is not named and doesnt show the path. (Hideing)

4. If you do the same thing and right click "(Default)" and MODFIY BINARY DATA not the bold MODIFY and del the "0 0" entry and just add 1 it will show now "1 0" make sure its save F5 to refresh screen and now re-open msconfig... under startup it show now tell you the path .. I found out it was a program called Jusched.exe one we have running already install by JAVA in program Files.

5. to remove it the hidden entry just right click on (Default) and press Delete and agree to delete entry restart msconfig and should be gone.

it looks they just had another jusched.exe running but hidden from the API witch is consider a rootkit but ... its java so who knows what there doin .. ne ways hopes this helps ttyl

why is this happening leo can u please help im not even sure but know how to stop I just want to know WHY?

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Comment from Leo on 2005-11-25

2005-11-26T05:53:45Z

I wouldn't worry about it. But if you care, it appear that MSConfig moves it to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Shared Tools/MSConfig/startupreg

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Comment from vic on 2005-11-25

2005-11-26T04:47:29Z

Hi Leo,

I have a blank entry too in msconfig (win xp home) and I unchecked it (bad advice from HP support) and rebooted and now when I put a check mark by it...it won't stay checked for me to find a blank entry in the "run" key. I didn't see any blank entrys in my run key (probably because it's unchecked). Any idea on how to get rid of this possible phantom (ran a virus scan and I'm clean).

Thanks,
vic

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