windows explorer auto-opens the same folders

13 Oct 2007 8:23 AM

horst

Since some time I noticed that every time I switch on my PC I always get
2 windows showing always the same folders.
I checked in registry
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\PersistBrowsers"
and it is set to "0"
Could please somebody tell me where else I should look in order to solve
this (very little) problem?
Thanks for your help
Horst

13 Oct 2007 12:48 PM

Steve Parry [MVP]

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horst <hweXX***@bluewin.ch> wibbled

> Since some time I noticed that every time I switch on my PC I always
> get 2 windows showing always the same folders.
> I checked in registry
> "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\PersistBrowsers"
> and it is set to "0"
> Could please somebody tell me where else I should look in order to
> solve this (very little) problem?
> Thanks for your help
> Horst

Look for empty entries in the Run key in the registry or also look for
shortcuts in the Startup folder that point to none existant items

--
Steve Parry MCP MVP
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

13 Oct 2007 2:16 PM

Sid Elbow

Steve Parry [MVP] wrote:
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> In news:%23rq1JJXDIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
> horst <hweXX***@bluewin.ch> wibbled
>> Since some time I noticed that every time I switch on my PC I always
>> get 2 windows showing always the same folders.
>> I checked in registry
>> "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\PersistBrowsers"
>> and it is set to "0"
>> Could please somebody tell me where else I should look in order to
>> solve this (very little) problem?
>> Thanks for your help
>> Horst
>
> Look for empty entries in the Run key in the registry or also look for
> shortcuts in the Startup folder that point to none existant items

Also, any subfolders in the startup folder will automatically open at
boot time.

15 Oct 2007 8:36 AM

horst

On 13.10.2007 16:16, Sid Elbow wrote:
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> Steve Parry [MVP] wrote:
>> In news:%23rq1JJXDIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
>> horst <hweXX***@bluewin.ch> wibbled
>>> Since some time I noticed that every time I switch on my PC I always
>>> get 2 windows showing always the same folders.
>>> I checked in registry
>>> "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\PersistBrowsers"
>>>
>>> and it is set to "0"
>>> Could please somebody tell me where else I should look in order to
>>> solve this (very little) problem?
>>> Thanks for your help
>>> Horst
>>
>> Look for empty entries in the Run key in the registry or also look for
>> shortcuts in the Startup folder that point to none existant items
>
> Also, any subfolders in the startup folder will automatically open at
> boot time.

Thank you very much for your suggestions.
I completely cleared my run keys in registry and the startup folders but
nothing changed.
I renamed the 2 folders (C:\programs\skype and C:\programs\nero) and
only then I didn't get the 2 windows (and no error message either)
Of course I had to rename them to the original name and there are the 2
windows again!
Horst