A System folder appears when i boot

leonards143 · 06-30-2003, 08:32 AM

Hi,

When my computer loads to the desktop it opens an empty folder "C:\windows\system\system".
I believe this folder originaly contained a Trojan and when it was deleted it left this folder, which opens when i have started the computer and when i have a crash.

How could i delete this from the registry?

I would grateful for any help.

Thankyou
Steve

davidelnormal · 06-30-2003, 06:17 PM

Open My Computer and click on C drive then open Windows/System/System and right click then select Delete. Make sure the folder is empty. Also make sure that you find the file Windows/System/System, not System32.....dave

**TheTechIsIn** · 06-30-2003, 07:18 PM

If the folder continues to re-create itself, confirm the Trojan is really gone and make sure you followed the removal instructions to the letter.

leonards143 · 07-01-2003, 02:46 AM

Well i recently got McAfee Virus Scan v7 and that got rid of alot of
unknown trojans which didn't come up with Norton Virus Scan.
So hopefuly there is no more..

The folder is empty but when you delete it, each time you start windows it comes up with this error message..

Windows Explorer

The file "C:\windows\system\system" does not exist

So thats a bit of a bummer really.

Steve

liquedus · 07-09-2003, 07:06 PM

try AVG, it works well and its FREE, and it comes with FREE updates :D

**Fox** · 07-09-2003, 07:25 PM

Goto Start->Run->type in "regedit"

Do a search for C:\windows\system\system\ and delete any entries you find, but make sure you are careful when doing this and always back up the registry before you go in and edit it.

leonards143 · 07-21-2003, 08:52 AM

Hi,

After hours of searching on how to get rid of things that run on
startup i came a across a helpful website...which told me where i could find programs/registry details..
This is how i resolved the problem using the System Configuration Utility;

I went to Start Menu, Run, msconfig, System.ini tab, [boot]
where i found the entry:
"shell=Explorer.exe C:\windows\system\system"

I then went to edit, and changed it to:
"shell=Explorer.exe"

And now it no longer pops up!!

Thanks for all the responses
Steve

06-30-2003, 08:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
leonards143 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 3 OS: Win 98 SE	A System folder appears when i boot - solved! Hi, When my computer loads to the desktop it opens an empty folder "C:\windows\system\system". I believe this folder originaly contained a Trojan and when it was deleted it left this folder, which opens when i have started the computer and when i have a crash. How could i delete this from the registry? I would grateful for any help. Thankyou Steve

06-30-2003, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheTechIsIn Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Roaming the US Posts: 1,693 OS: WinXP & Linux	If the folder continues to re-create itself, confirm the Trojan is really gone and make sure you followed the removal instructions to the letter. __________________ <-- This Space for Sale -->

07-01-2003, 02:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
leonards143 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 3 OS: Win 98 SE	C:\windows\system\system Well i recently got McAfee Virus Scan v7 and that got rid of alot of unknown trojans which didn't come up with Norton Virus Scan. So hopefuly there is no more.. The folder is empty but when you delete it, each time you start windows it comes up with this error message.. Windows Explorer The file "C:\windows\system\system" does not exist So thats a bit of a bummer really. Steve

07-09-2003, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
liquedus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	try AVG, it works well and its FREE, and it comes with FREE updates :D __________________ Remi

07-21-2003, 08:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
leonards143 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 3 OS: Win 98 SE	Fixed the problem Hi, After hours of searching on how to get rid of things that run on startup i came a across a helpful website...which told me where i could find programs/registry details.. This is how i resolved the problem using the System Configuration Utility; I went to Start Menu, Run, msconfig, System.ini tab, [boot] where i found the entry: "shell=Explorer.exe C:\windows\system\system" I then went to edit, and changed it to: "shell=Explorer.exe" And now it no longer pops up!! Thanks for all the responses Steve

06-30-2003, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
davidelnormal Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 42 OS: Win98 & XP dual Boot	Open My Computer and click on C drive then open Windows/System/System and right click then select Delete. Make sure the folder is empty. Also make sure that you find the file Windows/System/System, not System32.....dave

07-09-2003, 07:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Goto Start->Run->type in "regedit" Do a search for C:\windows\system\system\ and delete any entries you find, but make sure you are careful when doing this and always back up the registry before you go in and edit it.