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On start-up the D-drive contents are displayed. Sure I can close it by clicking the x but is there a way to stop this appearing?
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As suggested, the first place to look is whatever’s starting at logon; is right that msconfig helps; and ’s note about NKB Monitor.exe is useful for tracking down vendor-built utilities. Short version: Windows will show the D: window at startup if something explicitly opens D: (a shortcut, a program calling Explorer with D: as an argument), if a scheduled task or Run key launches an app whose target/working folder is D:, or if Folder Options is set to restore previously open folders at logon.

Practical steps (safe, in order):

  • Inspect both Startup folders: Start → All Programs → Startup (per-user) and C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Right‑click any item → Properties and check the Target.
  • Use msconfig → Startup tab: disable all, reboot to test. If D: no longer opens, re-enable items in halves to isolate the culprit.
  • Check Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks for anything running at logon.
  • In Explorer go Tools → Folder Options → View and make sure “Restore previous folder windows at logon” is unchecked.

If those don’t show it, inspect the Run keys with regedit (backup first): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Also right‑click the suspicious executables (for example NKB Monitor.exe) and view Properties → Version/Company to identify the vendor before you remove anything.

Isolation tips: instead of deleting, move suspected shortcuts out of Startup or disable items in msconfig and reboot. For a deeper inventory of autostart entries use an autorun viewer (check vendor and command line before changing). Always make a Restore Point or backup the registry before editing.

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tez,

Look in Start >> Programs >> Startup and see if there is a shortcut to your D:\ drive. If there is, just delete it. If there is not, please provide your Windows version and we'll check out the system startup files.

J_

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Sorry, should have said - XP.
Start-uplists - Microsoft Find Fast - Logitech Messenger (a web cam) - NKB Monitor.exe (what's this??) - Adobe Reader Speed Launch
All on D drive.
Tez

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Sorry, should have said - XP.
Start-uplists - Microsoft Find Fast - Logitech Messenger (a web cam) - NKB Monitor.exe (what's this??) - Adobe Reader Speed Launch
All on D drive.
Tez

well
is info on NKB


-T

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see if there is anything in msconfig startup...

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Oops !! you've got your question in the wrong forum .. so I'm moving it to windows xp forum so that you may get appropriate fast response.

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