Temporary internet folder comes up on start up

[Captain Lampshade]

Can anyone offer any solution.

On start up (windows xp) what would appear to be my temporary internet folder opens over the desktop. I close the file and all seems to be okay.

Any ideas?

[All Ahead Full]

Check the following key in the registry, and look for something with temporary internet files in it.

Then delete it

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Run]

Obviously all disclaimers apply, that if you do not know what you are doing you may cause terrible harm......

Also run a virus/spyware scan...

[Oneil]

if you go to

Start> All programmes> Startup--- a list of programmes/ folders appear in there that start up automatically when you load windows.

Check to see you haven't got anything in there thats asking the file to open.

[twiggs]

A good little app that I use is Start Up Control Panel http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
This app shows all programs set to run at start up in the registry eg. HKCU/Run, HKLM/Run, Run Once and allows you to disable or even delete entries much safer than going into the registry directly.