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Whenever we start Windows NT, a system folder named "System32" appears in an opened position. And a warning that a correct path for a program is not found also appears. We are able to run the system by closing it or pressing "OK". Please suggest a solution for disabling this.

And we have a small back-office server in which Outlook Express has been installed for sending and receiving mails. How can we get the same mails into another system in the network for editing, sending, receiving etc?-- Jayakumar. K

This usually happens when there is a null entry or single quote character (") in the registry at the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Please check that the values in key do not contain any incorrect or null entries (such as "") or invalid entries.

Windows default setting of the key would look like this,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Value: SystemTray

Value Type: REG_SZ

Value Data: SysTray.exe

If you find anything suspicious remove it.

Also check the following key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Here are some keys other than the startup folder for the current user and all users, where a program can be loaded at startup in NT:

The following are some other locations where you can check for startup programs.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\

Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\

Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

Solution by G. Rajah

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