C:\windows\system32???

See the following:

http://www.djdenham.com/New%20user%20questions.htm#System32

Steve

Steve,  I cant get that link to work.  Anywhere else I can get the info?

From Denny's site

"Why does the System32 folder open when I start the computer?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions on the Dell Community Forum. System32 opening on startup is caused by a line on the startup tab of msconfig. Go to Start|Run|type msconfig and click OK. On the startup tab, look for /L:ENG. If found, uncheck it. That entry is associated with the SB Audigy 2.

To remove the entry from the Startup tab go to Start|All Programs|Creative|Sound Blaster|Audigy 2|Welcome Message. Check “Do not show this again.�

In the event this problem is occurring and no Audigy sound card is installed, the procedures above will not be available. In that case, see if the information here is helpful."

Hi, I too have had this issue happen, in fact it's happening right now. Here's the interesting thing: I am about to uncheck  /L:ENG however there is another entry... and it's blank. I wonder if unchecking that one will help as well. I'd go into RegEdit, but before I delete that entry, I'd sure like to know what it is.

 

Thanks,

hselburn

Maybe better to fix it than to just uncheck it.

From CastleCops:

L:ENG

"Related to the Dell OEM version of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card. If this item is listed and checked in startup, the System32 Folder will appear on every startup. A patch is available - filename R75304.EXE - that fixes the issue. You can find that file at support.dell.com by typing that name in the 'Search' box available there. It addresses the root of the problem in Creative's software and corrects it. Unfortunately there is no direct link to the file, but it's easily available using the search function"

Direct link should be here.