Folder Other Than StartUp Launches Programs

 Last reviewed: January 2, 1996
Article ID: Q141900
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows 95, you may experience either of the following behaviors:

  • A folder other than the StartUp folder launches programs.
  • Programs in the StartUp folder are not launched.

CAUSE

These behaviors can occur if the StartUp folder has been renamed.

RESOLUTION

Rename the folder to "StartUp" (without quotation marks) and add or remove programs as necessary.

MORE INFORMATION

The StartUp folder is a system folder that cannot be deleted. However, it can be renamed. If you rename the StartUp folder, it retains the properties of the StartUp folder and launches the programs it contains at startup. Another folder can be named StartUp, but will not launch programs.

To determine if a folder is the renamed StartUp folder, try to delete the folder after removing all the programs it contains. If it is the StartUp folder, you receive the following message: 

   <Folder> is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to
   run properly. It can not be deleted.
You should rename the folder "StartUp."

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: win95 winshell
Additional reference words: 95 start-up start up

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Last reviewed: January 2, 1996
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