Hello,
what does your msconfig say about the command "C:\Program Files\Windows
Live" now?
Is the box unchecked?
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
"Sanchai Thiewprasertkul" wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> U have downloaded WIndows Live Messenger 8.5 beta pre-release build from one
> website and installed it on my notebook PC. It work fine except one annoying
> problem. Can any friend advise me how to solve this?
>
> Here is the problem:
>
> 1. Every time I reboot my PC (Windows XP PRO), a Windows Explorer window
> will pop up, and show the folder C:\Program Files\Windows Live. This folder
> contain two sub folders, Installer and Messenger.
> This is annoying.
>
> 2. So I remove WIndows Live Messenger 8.5 beta, and revert back to 8.1, but
> the C:\Program Files\Windows Live folder and all its content was still
> there. Every time I restart or log off and log on my PC, the a Windows
> Explorer window will pop up, and show the folder C:\Program Files\Windows
> Live every time.
>
> 3. The only way I can solve this problem is to delete C:\Program
> Files\Windows Live folder. And if I create a blank Windows Live folder in
> C:\Progarm Files, the problem occured again
>
> 4. I asked this problem to many people on the net and get advise, but it do
> not work. Here is the advice I've got:
>
> it is very simple to solve and you didnot need to uninstall live messenger
> !!!!
> easiest way:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]"Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\userinit.ex e,"
>
> this above registry file at the end is userinit.exe, there must be a comma
> after userinit and if not put a comma there and that will solve it.
>
> there are two ways to fix this;
>
> 1. start menus RUN dialog
> 2. msconfig
> 3. uncheck the file that has got no values and restart problem solved
>
> second method registry ;
>
> To fix the problem launch REGEDIT from the Start menu's Run dialog and
> navigate to one of the keys mentioned below. Repeat the process for the
> other key, then restart your system to verify that the problem Explorer
> window does not appear at start-up.
>
> 1. Start >>> Run
> 2. Regedit
> 3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> 4. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
> 5. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
> Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\userinit.exe (delete if this is there)
> 6. If u see a blank registry file delete it there and thats all
>
> if that didnot help then do the following
> also check the following registry if not there then write it as new string
> value u must see carefully that after userinit.exe there must be a comma if
> not then put a comma and it will solve the problem ;
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]"Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\userinit.ex e,"
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced]"PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000000
>
> I HAVE DONE ALL THE ADVICE AND IT WON'T WORK. cAN ANY FRIENDS HERE GIVE ME
> ADVISE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTLY? NOT BY JUST DELETING C;\PROGRAM
> FILES\WINDOWS LIVE FOLDER.
>
> HELP AND ADVICE PLEASE.
>
> Regrads
> Sanchai T.
> Bangkok, Thailand
>
>
>
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