SYSTEM 32 AUTO OPEN ON STARTUP PROBLEM

When you log on to Microsoft Windows, the folder C:\windows\system32 is opened automatically in a Windows Explorer window every time. This is quite a common problem encountered by computer users. Technically, when this System32 folder window opens by itself each time the computer starts up, it is due to the a leftover piece of an uninstalled program which causes problems in the Windows Registry or in the computer’s startup process, or any a null, incomplete, or damaged entry exists in the registry.

To do away with this irritating message box, there are a few measures that can be taken: -

Edit the Registry File

Users can edit the computer’s Registry file and delete the incomplete entries, for their own risk. If you opt to do it yourself, use Registry Editor to view the following two Windows registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Verify that all the values in these keys do not contain any incorrect, incomplete, or null entries (such as “”) instead of file path information in the Data column of the Registry Editor Window. Having said that, editing registry improperly can result in system malfunctioning. You need to be very careful and back up your Registry file before editing. K