Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Additions/WINNT/VBoxTray/VBoxSharedFolders.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Additions/WINNT/VBoxTray/VBoxSharedFolders.cpp	(revision 44108)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Additions/WINNT/VBoxTray/VBoxSharedFolders.cpp	(revision 44109)
@@ -27,7 +27,5 @@
     uint32_t u32ClientId;
     int rc = VbglR3SharedFolderConnect(&u32ClientId);
-    if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
-        Log(("VBoxTray: Failed to connect to the shared folder service, error %Rrc\n", rc));
-    else
+    if (RT_SUCCESS(rc))
     {
         uint32_t cMappings;
@@ -128,4 +126,10 @@
         VbglR3SharedFolderDisconnect(u32ClientId);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        Log(("VBoxTray: Failed to connect to the shared folder service, error %Rrc\n", rc));
+        /* return success, otherwise VBoxTray will not start! */
+        rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
+    }
     return rc;
 }