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Auto start programs

Jun 13th, 2006

I have an xp machine set up to run IE at startup. What would make it open the IE window twice. Freshly imaged, never on net can't be virus.

just a setting I messed up.

any Help?

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Re: Auto start programs

Jun 13th, 2006

problem solved. the startup .exe is in all users and the current user.

XP looks in all users and runs startup, then the current user and runs programs.

just remove one.

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Re: Auto start programs

Jun 14th, 2006

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Originally Posted by GriffIT34

problem solved. the startup .exe is in all users and the current user.

XP looks in all users and runs startup, then the current user and runs programs.

Yup.
Glad you got it sorted out.

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