"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead" opens at sta

[Wendel Scott]

Windows Explorer opens to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead" on the desktop at startup. This started happening after installing PhotoImpact v12. I'm running WindowsXP Pro SP2.

Anyone know of a solution here? I've searched the net and these forums, but no luck.

Thank you.

[VikingAnimations]

Click "Start," go to Programs and browse to the "Startup" folder. What do you see in there?

[sjj1805]

If the above location is empty
Run | regedit

Check the following two keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Wendel Scott]

Thanks for responding.

Just Adobe and my Jettoolbar.

[sjj1805]

One possibility, is that logon restores your open folder. You can set Windows not to open the folder at logon: Explorer - Tools - Folder Options - View and deselect 'Restore previous folder windows at logon'

Another possibility is an entry in MsConfig.
Run | MsConfig
Then check the various tabs - in particular the 'Startup' tab.

[Wendel Scott]

I tried MSConfig before posting. My web searching turned up the following threads, but nothing unique to Ulead. Of course, I tried applying all the ideas in the thread below to the Ulead folder problem as well.

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"Common" folder displays at boot!?

Recently I installed a program. Now every time I boot up a window pops up (C:\Program Files\Common).

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operati ... 19719.html

Is it in your Startup folder maybe?

I'd try HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and see if it's in there.
You might also find SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT

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Do this

Start > Run msconfig

Click the Startup tab
Click the Disable all button
Reboot

If that windows does not open then one of those items in the startup tab is the cause you just need to track down which one it is.

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Also
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1222/

This option controls whether Windows will attempt to re-open any folders that were already open when the system was last shutdown.

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "PersistBrowsers" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Value Name: PersistBrowsers
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = do not re-open, 1 = re-open windows)

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In the Folder Options control panel, click the view tab, then uncheck the option "Restore previous folder windows at logon" and say ok.

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Okay I tried CrazyOne¡¦s suggestion of running msconfig and found the program causing the problem. Here is what I found;

I disabled:
Startup Item Command
LVCOMS C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\QCDriver3\LVCOMS.EXE

This took care of the window opening that I didn¡¦t want to open.

I then went to my ¡§C:\Program Files\Common Files¡¨ and there isn¡¦t a folder called ¡§Logitech¡¨. So, obviously this is a broken link. I know how it happened but don¡¦t know how to fix it. I was trying to install and old Logitech web cam. I couldn¡¦t get it installed so I un-installed the software for it.

Is there a way to clean this up so I don¡¦t have the ¡§Startup Item¡¨ in my msconfig? I hate having broken links like this on my computer.

These are the two registry keys that house old msconfig data

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

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[Wendel Scott]

Some how I over looked the suggestion to disable everything in MSconfig. This revealed that by disabling "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\AutoDetector\monitor.exe" the problem went away.

MSconfig reports that this value is stored at:
"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

However, the window that keeps come up is to a different folder called:
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead".

Regedit shows:
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shared DLLs
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Ulead Systems\Ulead AutoDetector"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Ulead AutoDetector v2"

[Samamsmas]

I have just had the same experience - Windows Explorer opens a window with the parh 'c:\program files\common files\ulead'.

Based on Wendel's observations above I opened Windows Registry and located the path to 'AutoDetector\monitor.exe' in "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" value 'Ulead AutoDetector v2'.

The string value contained 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\AutoDetector\monitor.exe' without quotes

Adding double-quotes at the beginning and at the end of the string appears to have solved the problem, i.e. the string value now reads "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\AutoDetector\monitor.exe".

Regards

Axel

[jblank37]

I had this same problem. Thanks to Jerry Jones, he told me how to solve it. I had installed Photo Impact 12 before I installed VS 11 Plus. I believe that PI 12 installed An Auto Detect Program. If you have that, open it and on the desktop, uncheck where it says to run during windows startup. I now no longer have the common files folder showing up on my desktop.

Hope this helps.