Originally Posted by KRosh

If the System32 folder shows on the desktop, there may be an invalid entry in the Registry

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to both:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
5. Double check that the values do not have incorrect, incomplete, or blank entries