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Thanks. I'll let you know if it works.
"Bob I" wrote:
> I think perhaps an uninstall and reinstall of the application may be
> worth a try.
>
> colleen wrote:
>
> > The Intellisync program was put into the Microsoft folder, I do not know why,
> > and the Microsoft folder (which opens automatically) is under Programs on the
> > C drive. If I drag it anywhere else, or send it anywhere else, the program
> > does not work. I use it to synchronize my MSN calendar to my PDA. I wonder
> > if perhaps I should uninstall then reinstall it. Before I reinstalled
> > windows, I could locate Intellisync under All Programs in Start. However, it
> > is not there now. So perhaps it did have a problem during installation.
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Since you mention "Intellisync" I'm going to hazzard a guess that you
> >>attemped to install some mobile phone/PDA sync software and the install
> >>didn't go so well. I was after the MSN angle but since it wasn't MSN
> >>then start looking for the "phone or PDA" you tried to install. The
> >>"Microsoft" is just where the software is trying to run from and since
> >>it can't run, it's opening the subdirectory instead.
> >>
> >>colleen wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I tried that. There was Microsoft Works, Microsoft Calendar, and Microsoft
> >>>Fast Find, but no "Microsoft". (Last post I said the folder was "MSN", it is
> >>>"Microsoft".) I don't know what Microsoft Fast Find is; maybe that has
> >>>something to do with it?
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Try Start, Run and plug in MSCONFIG. When it open look in the Startup
> >>>>Tab for "MSN". (Uncheck if found)
> >>>>
> >>>>colleen wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Strangely, when I do a search of files and folders, the computer cannot find
> >>>>>a folder titled MSN Folder, but that is the title of the folder that is open
> >>>>>when my computer starts.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Sounds like you may have put it in the startup folder. Start, Programs,
> >>>>>>Startup, and drag it back out.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>colleen wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Recently I had to reinstall Windows XP due to a problem. Since then,
> >>>>>>>whenever I start my computer, my MSN Folder, containing Intellisync,
> >>>>>>>automatically opens. I have tried everything I can think of to stop it from
> >>>>>>>doing this, but nothing has worked. I can close it, but it is annoying. The
> >>>>>>>folder is on C:/Programs.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>
>
>
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