Re: Blank item in startup

I checked the registry as suggested and there are no items in this key with
a blank name and data.  There were 2 items with blank data, 1 being
something associated with CA.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vern Hamberg" <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Blank item in startup


> OK, run regedit and follow the tree to
>
> My Computer
>      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>          SOFTWARE
>              Microsoft
>                  Windows
>                      CurrentVersion
>                          Run
>
> Click on the Run key and look at the list int he RH panel. There should be
> one with no Name (that's the Startup Item) and nothing in Data (that's the
> Command). Or if something looks like binary cata or otherwise suspicious,
> consider deleting the item in the RH panel.
>
> Or check back here first.    ;-)
>
> Vern
>
> At 09:54 AM 5/31/2004, you wrote:
> >HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Vern Hamberg" <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 11:23 PM
> >Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Blank item in startup
> >
> >
> > > OK, James, what is in the "Location" column? Anything that starts with
> >"HK"
> > > points to the Registry.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Vern
> > >
> > > At 04:33 PM 5/29/2004, you wrote:
> > > >Ran Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware, they cleaned everything they found, it's
> >still
> > > >there.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:30 PM
> > > >Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Blank item in startup
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Download, install, and run SpyBot Search & Destroy. Welcome to the
> >world
> > > >of
> > > > > spyware. SpyBot will remove it for you.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Wills
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: James R. Newman, CDP
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running Windows XP Professional.  Occaisionally when I open IE
> >I'll
> > > >get
> > > > > a pop-up out of nowhere.  I ran MSCONFIG thinking I could find
> >thinking I
> > > > > might see something here and there's an entry in the StartUp tab
with
> > > > > "StartUp Item" and "Command" blank.  How do I find out what
program
> >this
> > > >is
> > > > > associated with?
> > >
> > >
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