"open with" dialog at windows startup

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  1. terrytech
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
       New #1

    "open with" dialog at windows startup


    Greetings.
    I am having an odd problem with Windows 7 Home Premium. When Windows starts, an "open with" dialog pops up asking me what program I want to open "computer" with. I have not been able to resolve this issue. Computer works properly once Windows has loaded. I ran msconfig and there are no unusual startup services, last virus scan came back clean (ESET Nod32). I did just remove a trial of Novabackup. I also disconnected a network drive I do not use anymore. But I was having the issue before I made these changes.
    Thank you for your time.
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  3. FliGi7
    Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       New #2

    Can you post a screenshot of the following registry locations:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
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  4. terrytech
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
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       New #3

    As requested:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails "open with" dialog at windows startup-regedit-screen-shot-1.png   "open with" dialog at windows startup-regedit-screen-shot-2.png   "open with" dialog at windows startup-regedit-screen-shot-3.png   "open with" dialog at windows startup-regedit-screen-shot-4.png  
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  6. FliGi7
    Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       New #4

    What's the rest of the line for the ASUS web storage?
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  7. terrytech
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
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       New #5

    C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ASUS WebStorage\SERVICE\AsusWSService.exe

    That utility was running long before the problem started.
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  8. Orbital Shark
    Posts : 6,305
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       New #6

    Hi, welcome to the forums :)

    Sounds like your .exe associations may be messed up.

    You might want to look Here

    Also, is there anything in your 'Startup' folder? Have a look in c:\users\[you]\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup or click Start -> All Programs -> Startup

       Note
    You will need hidden files/folders/drives enabled


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  10. terrytech
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
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       New #7

    The only thing in startup is desktop.ini
    Repairing the .exe file associations did not solve the problem. I did find a thread on the Microsoft forum describing a similar issue. A Microsoft certified technician stated that the problem could be solved by starting in safe mode then rebooting. Needless to say that did not work either. Thanks again for the help. More suggestions are welcome. If I figure it out, I will post the fix.
    Last edited by terrytech; 25 Nov 2010 at 11:18.
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  11. FliGi7
    Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
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    Can we get a screenshot of this error?
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  12. terrytech
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
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       New #9

    Screenshot of the error:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails "open with" dialog at windows startup-openwith-error.png  
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  13. Dzomlija
    Posts : 1,261
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
       New #10

    1. Open Regedit
    2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
    3. What is the "shell" value? It should be "explorer.exe" (without the quotes) as shown below:
    "open with" dialog at windows startup-image1.jpg

    DO NOT CHANGE ANY REGISTRY VALUES AT ALL OTHER THAN THOSE WE MENTION HERE. Making inappropriate changes to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" settings in the registry could result in an unbootable system that won't even allow you into safe mode....
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