for the past week when my computers been starting open a box called system32 opens and its lkie a program folder almost. how do i get it to not open up during startup?

Is it actually a folder? there is a folder called system32 in your windows directory. Run msconfig from the run command box and see if you can find it in the start up tab. Can't think why it might be opening on start up and it might help if you could post a sreen shot of the offending box.


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i tried to run msconfig in the run tab and it says "Cannot find the file 'msconfig'(or one of its components). Make sure the path and the filename are correct and that allrequired libraries are available, and it is an actual folder that comes up.

sounds like a corrupt windows :\ You may need to reinstall.

Its like a program folder almost ,just what does almost mean !! it either is a folder or it isn't !1 explain a little better please !

its the same as when you go into my compuer and open up folders from there so yea it is a folder box. sorry for the confusion.

not to sound mean but there is no such think as a folder box ,its a yellow folder ,does it come up open and if so whats in it .if its not opened ,right click on it and hit properties and tell me how big it is and how many files are in it !!thanks

its just the box that all your files are in. its like the box that interne explorers in but its all your programs and this one keeps popping up when my computer comes on. i dont have a yellow folder for it anywhere so im not sure why it opens but it has alot of files...too many to count

Here is a fix for you problem but it might be a little more than you feel confortiable do so you might what to get someone who knows computers to help !!when ever editing the registry you should always bak it up ,do this when you open the registry,go to file /export and give it a name you will remember, save it to you mydocuments folder

follow this !
Here is the solution:
Click on Start/Run and type regedit and click ok. Then navigate
to>Hkey_local_Machine/software/microsoft/windows nt/current
version/winlogon. In the right box go to shell it should read Explorer exe
windows\system32\system32.exe Right click on shell open modify and delete
windows\system32\system32.exe. LEAVE EXPLORER.Exe.in tack and reboot.
This will fix your problem.

after i do all that where you said i should find Explorer exe
windows\system32\system32.exe it only has the explorer.exe it doesnt say anything with system32. a file that is a few below it called Userinit C:\WINNT\system32\Userinit.exe i dont know if thats what im looking for or if its a completly different thing.