i am using winxp pro with sp2, it works fine for over 3 monthes, but recently it got sick seriously!

when i click my Local Security Policy, it fails to initial a COM and fails to load!
and the appz in my Startup menu dont run on startup now!

Can you post me an error message if you are getting one. I can take a look at that and see if I can help.

PCXGamer

i am using a chinese winxp system, but i think should be the same. here i post the message i got, i hope it can give you some help!

Thanks for helping!

the 1st problem was solved by a upgrade install, but the appz in my Startup menu still can not load!!!
i am frustrated, plz do help me!!!

You might try looking at the startup files via msconfig; go to the Start menu, choose "Run...", then type "msconfig". One of the tabs should be for your startup programs. Make sure the ones you want running are enabled. There are some other settings/tabs that may help you figure out what's going on, so take a look at them to make sure everything appears normal. If you don't know what you're doing, then look but don't touch.

You can also double check your Startup folder and make sure your apps are listed correctly. They may have gotten corrupted or deleted somehow. Can you at least load them manually or do they not load at all?

yes i can load them manually and all the item are check in the msconfig.
in fact, after i did a upgrade-install, the appz in my startup menu auto-runed once, but only once!!!

Have you checked for viruses, spyware/adware, etc.? You may have something that affects your startup files. You can also try using MSCONFIG to manually go through each app and see if it will boot "semi-automatically"; remove the checks in all the boxes then manually put in one check on an app prior to a reboot. It takes a very long time but there may be one application that is causing problems.

i tried, but it does not work! even i check off all boxes in msconfig, but check only 1 app that is listed in my startup menu, that app does not load at startup

Do the individual programs have options that allow for run-at-startup or did you manually put them into the Startup Folder?

yes of course! i put them in my Startup Folder, and i can load them manually from the Startup Folder after my pc finished startup!
this is really strang...i am using Norton AntiVirus 2005, so i am quite sure that my pc is not virus infected!
i wonder what will the Microsoft staff do if they encountered problems like this? go and ask Bill???