System32 folder pops up after logging in

Try this...

Right click on your Start button and hit open, doubleclick Programs, then doubleclick startup...

If System 32 shortcut shows up in there, which it should if the folder is opening up, You can delete this... make sure it's a shortcut first though.

If that doesn't take care of it let me know and we can look elsewhere.

AJ

In addition  to Cleanup the startup stuff. For  NT or win2k,

Download the Startup COP a free pcmag utility from
http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,77594,.html
It works fine with win2k, and shows all the startup places that the program folder-startup misses.

 Run it and it will show you everything that is listed in all the possible startup
 places, and allow you to disable things one at a time until the problem is eliminated.
 A lot of probelms are caused by excess old baggage - programs that have not been properly  un-installed. Startup Cop will eliminate leftovers and un-wanted programs that you no longer want.
Older Antivirus programs and Norton Utilities have been known to cause problems
try disabling them also !

Update and run 2 good, updated antivirus program- Norton, McAffee etc.
 
 Then run SFC /scannow from a DOS Window.

I hope this helps !

Try this,  there is another fix im trying to find in my records.

To prevent the \System32 window from appearing after each user log on, follow
these steps:
 
1. Open Regedit or Regedt32
 
2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
 
3. Delete either the string value OFF2KNT_RUN or IENT_RUN.

This is what I have, but no OFF2KNT_RUN or IENT_RUN.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"SystemTray"="SysTray.Exe"
"RFX_auto_upgrade"=""
"vptray"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Navnt\\vptray.exe"
"PROMon.exe"="PROMon.exe"
"EM_EXEC"="c:\\mouse\\SYSTEM\\EM_EXEC.EXE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\IMAIL]
"Installed"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MAPI]
"NoChange"="0"
"Installed"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MSFS]
"Installed"="0"

The previous suggestion like software from ZDNET didn't help. Anymore suggestion?

Thanks, again.

Charlie

That worked!!!! Thanks.

No problem.

What you see there is whatever the RFX_auto_upgrade is referenced to is missing.  You have some software package that does an auto upgrade during startup.  The last set of "" should be the location of that file.  When Windows looks for the file in the SYSTEM32 folder and can't find it, it's last resort is to open the directory so you can.

Thanks for the points.