From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 18, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Autoplay window on startup
>
> Leo,
> I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP2. Each time I start or
> re-start the computer, a small window entitled "Autoplay"
> appears in the upper left corner of the display.
>
> It appears to be scanning or searching my C: drive, because I
> can see familiar folder names flashing by. There is no
> indication of what it is searching for.
>
> The scan continues for a minute or so, then the window closes
> itself. I can also close it by clicking its Cancel button.
> After the window closes, the computer then operates normally.
>
> This behavior first began a couple of months ago but then
> occurred only intermittently. Now it is occurring each time I
> start the computer.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what's going on?
OK, I'm stumped. :-)
Here's what I would do. Grab a copy of process explorer
(http://ask-leo.com/d-procexp) and perhaps even add it
to your startup group so it also starts automatically
when you log in. It has tools that will allow you to
see what program is creating that window. Or, alternately,
you can wait until the window goes away, and procexp will
highlight for a few second the name of the program that
just closed.
Perhaps that will help identify where this is coming from.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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