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Problem Description:
'Win32_StartupCommand' returns thousands of files (4000+) that look like they are comming from the windows system32 folder (C:\Windows\System32)
Cause:
If the windows registry string value "Startup" located at
"HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" has no value or points to a non-existant folder then the problem described above occurs. This folder can be pointed to a dummy folder that is empy to prevent this problem or you can set this value to:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
Other WMI Issues Can be solved by Reparing or Re-Installing WMI
See here for more info on repairing or reinstalling WMI:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairwmi.htm
WMI 'Win32_StartupCommand'
Last Updated: 2/14/10Problem Description:
'Win32_StartupCommand' returns thousands of files (4000+) that look like they are comming from the windows system32 folder (C:\Windows\System32)
Cause:
If the windows registry string value "Startup" located at
"HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" has no value or points to a non-existant folder then the problem described above occurs. This folder can be pointed to a dummy folder that is empy to prevent this problem or you can set this value to:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
Other WMI Issues Can be solved by Reparing or Re-Installing WMI
See here for more info on repairing or reinstalling WMI:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairwmi.htm
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