Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I accidentally
dragged the folder

c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.

As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All Users\start
menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a system
startup folder.

Anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem?

Many thanks

Mauro

mauro cipparone wrote:

> Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I accidentally
> dragged the folder
>
> c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
> c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.
>
> As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All Users\start
> menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
> I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
> settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a
> system startup folder.
>
> Anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mauro

Just do a System Restore to before you did this. It will be the easiest
way.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke, thanks for your answer.
This problem actually occurred a few weeks ago so now it's too late to do
that... any other idea?

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> mauro cipparone wrote:
>
> > Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I accidentally
> > dragged the folder
> >
> > c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
> > c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.
> >
> > As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All Users\start
> > menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
> > I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
> > settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a
> > system startup folder.
> >
> > Anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Mauro
>
> Just do a System Restore to before you did this. It will be the easiest
> way.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

mauro cipparone wrote:

> Malke, thanks for your answer.
> This problem actually occurred a few weeks ago so now it's too late to
> do that... any other idea?
>
> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:OB%23aaS0$FHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> mauro cipparone wrote:
>>
>> > Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I
>> > accidentally dragged the folder
>> >
>> > c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
>> > c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.
>> >
>> > As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All
>> > Users\start menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
>> > I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
>> > settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a
>> > system startup folder.

Why not just delete the the folder you made and drag the one you moved
back to where it belongs? Otherwise, I'm sorry but I don't know.
Hopefully someone else will come along with the answer for you.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Mauro,

Fix the User Shell Folders path for "Startup" and "Common Startup". The
default values are given in a table here: All the values are of
REG_EXPAND_SZ type.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


"mauro cipparone" <mauro@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Malke, thanks for your answer.
> This problem actually occurred a few weeks ago so now it's too late to do
> that... any other idea?
>
> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:OB%23aaS0$FHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> mauro cipparone wrote:
>>
>> > Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I accidentally
>> > dragged the folder
>> >
>> > c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
>> > c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.
>> >
>> > As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All Users\start
>> > menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
>> > I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
>> > settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a
>> > system startup folder.
>> >
>> > Anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem?
>> >
>> > Many thanks
>> >
>> > Mauro
>>
>> Just do a System Restore to before you did this. It will be the easiest
>> way.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>

1st make a copy of the 2 startup folders in a safe location.
then make sure the following "default" folder structure exists.
c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup
c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup

Go through the backed up shorcuts and delete any duplicates and decide
which programs you want to load only for your account and which need to load
for all accounts
and move them into the appropriate folders.


"mauro cipparone" <mauro@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I have a problem with my system startup folder. I accidentally
> dragged the folder
>
> c:\documents and settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\startup onto
> c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\programs\startup.
>
> As a result, all programs in c:\documents and settings\All Users\start
> menu\programs\startup now open twice at startup.
> I tried creating a new startup folder under c:\documents and
> settings\myuserid\start menu\programs\ but this doesn't work as a system
> startup folder.
>
> Anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mauro
>
>
>