# Type the following: 

regedit 

# Do one of the following: 

* Windows 2000/XP: Press Enter. 
* Windows 95/98/Me: Click OK. 

# Navigate to each of these keys: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
Policies\Explorer\Run 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{5Y99AE78-58TT-11dW-BE53-Y67078979Y} 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 

# For each one, in the right pane, if any of the following values are found, delete that value: 

"MSNMESENGER"="%System%\Main.exe" 

"DirectX for Microsoft Windows"="%System%\Fservice.exe" 

"DirectX for Microsoft Windows"="%System%\Sservice.exe" 

"StubPath"="C:\Windows\system\Sservice.exe" 

# Do one of the following: 

* Windows 95/98/Me. Skip to step i. 
* Windows NT/2000/XP: Proceed with step g. 

# Navigate to the key: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon 

# In the right pane, modify the value: 

"Shell"="explorer.exe %System%\Fservice.exe" 

to: 

"Shell"="explorer.exe" 

# Exit the Registry Editor. 
# Do one of the following: 

o Windows 95/98/Me: Skip to section 6. 
o Windows NT/2000/XP: Continue on to section 5