winzpan Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Please help !After every log-in, the Windows directory "C:\WINDOWS" folder opens on the desktop.I can't figure out what triggers it.I have checked all the usual startup locations with no success.////////////NOTES / OBSERVATIONS:- It happens with only ONE windows user profile.- I have found this behaviour to be affected by the content of C:\autoexec.bat. - The lines in the autoexec.bat file have never caused any problem in the past several years. Therefore the source of the problem must be found elsewhere.- Incidentally, if one types any folder pathname in the RUN box, the folder will open on the desktop in the same manner as it opens at the end of each reboot.\\\\\\\\\\\\\Here are the lines found at the bottom of c:\autoexec.bat:. . . .REM CONFIGURE THE SOUND CARDC:CD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEMSET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4C:\WINDOWS\System\RIPUTIL.EXE /A220 /I5 /D1 /RI10 /UNMUTECD C:\WINDOWSWIN. . . .While trying to isolate the root cause of the "C:\Windows" folder opening at every windows startup, I temporarily disabled - with a REM command - the line : CD C:\WINDOWSAnd lo and behold, the folder opening up was no longer C:\WINDOWS but C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEMwhich corresponds to the previous CD command (C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM) in the batch file.I then disabled the line "CD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" as well and rebooted, ignoring ERROR messages - due to inability to find / load some device drivers. At the completion of this reboot, it was now the "C:" root directory folder that showed on the desktop.Any idea of what's going on.?How do I stop any folder from opening at every reboot while retaining the autoexec.bat crucial functionality.OS is Win98Thanks for any tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hi winzpan,I think you had a previous post on this same issue?http://www.windowsforum.org/forum/lofivers...php/t15857.htmlSorry we've been able to help you resolve it so far. It sounds like you're doing some excellent troubleshooting yourself! :)There's a program called Process Explorer that will let you see what processes are running, and allow you to kill individual suspicious processes. Maybe that will help! Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I don't remember ever seeing a CD command in an autoexec.bat...?What is that WIN thing at the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 The WIN is what launches Windows on a DOS-based machinecd C:\WINDOWS jsut gets it to the correct directory to launch Windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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