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Explorer displays c:\...\Common\Bin at boot-up
DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during
the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? --John W. Wells |
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"John W. Wells" wrote in message
... DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? Most nonsense can be cleaned out of the registry editor, something like: hkey local machine software microsoft windows current version run -- all kinds of crap to be found in here that can be deleted, but also be careful not to disturb your antivirus or keyboard files (if you use fancy keyboards or wireless gadgets). |
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John --
I don't know if this will help or not, but the latest version of Spybot Search & Destroy, under tools -- startup, lists "all programs that will be started along with Windows if you power on your system. It also shows the reason each one starts, and has a little "check mark" in a check box next to each one. If you remove the check mark, the associated program won't start when you reboot. -- Just something to mess around with. Jim John W. Wells wrote: DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? --John W. Wells |
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On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 21:12:39 -0700, Jim wrote:
John -- I don't know if this will help or not, but the latest version of Spybot Search & Destroy, under tools -- startup, lists "all programs that will be started along with Windows if you power on your system. It also shows the reason each one starts, and has a little "check mark" in a check box next to each one. If you remove the check mark, the associated program won't start when you reboot. -- Just something to mess around with. Thanks for the pointer--just recently installed Spybot S&D and hadn't noticed that feature. But it didn't list Explorer (perhaps since it's such a basic component of Windows). --John W. Wells |
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:41:38 -0600, "personalpages.tds.net/~rcsilk"
wrote: "John W. Wells" wrote in message .. . DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? Most nonsense can be cleaned out of the registry editor, something like: hkey local machine software microsoft windows current version run -- all kinds of crap to be found in here that can be deleted, but also be careful not to disturb your antivirus or keyboard files (if you use fancy keyboards or wireless gadgets). I'll take a look, but I'm not too confident about messing around in there! Thanks. --JWW |
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Here's one possible solution: Check the properties for the icon that opens
Windows Explorer. Click on Start/All Programs/Accessories. Right-click on Windows Explorer and select Properties/Shortcut. In the "target" box, it probably points to the Bin folder that you mention. I prefer to have Windows Explorer open in the C: drive. To do this, type the following in the target box: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\ Ensure that you insert the spaces properly in the above string. There is a space between explorer.exe and /e, and also between the comma and C:\. If you want it to open in a specific folder, such as Program Files, insert the following: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\Program Files If you have desktop shortcuts to Windows Explorer, change these also. Hope this helps. Goodluck, Key Bored "John W. Wells" wrote in message ... DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? --John W. Wells |
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"John W. Wells" wrote in message
news On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:41:38 -0600, "personalpages.tds.net/~rcsilk" wrote: "John W. Wells" wrote in message . .. DSL has just reached my neighborhood (oh joy!) and somewhere during the installation futzing a couple things have changed. At start-up, Windows Explorer now opens two windows. One displays: c:\Program Files\Common\Bin and the other displays: c:\Windows\System32 When I first purchased this computer a year ago (a Dimension XPS running Win XP SP1) the "System32" popped up, too, and unchecking "/L:ENG" in MSCONFIG eliminated it. And it does so now. But can anyone advise me on ridding myself of the "Bin" window? Most nonsense can be cleaned out of the registry editor, something like: hkey local machine software microsoft windows current version run -- all kinds of crap to be found in here that can be deleted, but also be careful not to disturb your antivirus or keyboard files (if you use fancy keyboards or wireless gadgets). I'll take a look, but I'm not too confident about messing around in there! Thanks. Just keep from deleting things pertaining to "symantec" (Norton) or whomever your antivirus vendor may be. |
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:18:59 -0800, "Key Bored"
wrote: Here's one possible solution: Check the properties for the icon that opens Windows Explorer. Click on Start/All Programs/Accessories. Right-click on Windows Explorer and select Properties/Shortcut. In the "target" box, it probably points to the Bin folder that you mention. Nope! (That opening with Bin just cropped up recently--never used to happen) I prefer to have Windows Explorer open in the C: drive. To do this, type the following in the target box: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\ Ahh, that doesn't solve my problem, but is something I didn't know and solves one of Explorer XP's minor annoyances--opening to My Documents! Thanks! --John W. Wells |
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