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System32 keeps opening during startup

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by sysadmintech

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Hello

Here's my issue, every time I reboot my pc, System32 keeps opening after logging into windows 2000.

Action taken: Ran virus scan, Ran MS Antispyware, booted pc to Last Known Good Configuration. None of the above seems to work. Does anyone out there have a simple solution to this problem?

Thank you all in advance !

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by cg it

you mean a window opens up and the system folder is shown? like if you leave a window open when you shut down when you boot up the window that was left open is shown?

Windows has a setting to restore previous folder window at log on. to get rid of this, log on and with the folder window open click on the view tab. scroll down the list and find the setting "restore folder window at log on" and uncheck the box. then click the radio button apply to all folders. then click ok to close out the folder options window.

by cg it

you mean a window opens up and the system folder is shown? like if you leave a window open when you shut down when you boot up the window that was left open is shown?

Windows has a setting to restore previous folder window at log on. to get rid of this, log on and with the folder window open click on the view tab. scroll down the list and find the setting "restore folder window at log on" and uncheck the box. then click the radio button apply to all folders. then click ok to close out the folder options window.

by bschmidt

If by "system32" you mean "system32.exe" in Task Panel, most likely it's a virus. Do a search on system32.exe at symantec.com and see what comes up. Online scan probably woulnd't hurt either.

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