windows xp boot help

i have windows xp with sp2 and whenever windows boots the my documents folder opens itself. there are many different taskbar tools that open too. if i turn them off the next time windows boots they show up again.. if anyone could help me stop these problems i would greatly apreciate it. thanks

Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK | Expand the following branch...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE | Microsoft | Windows NT | CurrentVersion | Winlogon

Highlight the Winlogon Key in the LH pane, and look for the Userinit String value name in the RH pane | If the Key has a Value data of...

C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe

...right click Userinit, and select "Modify" | In the "Edit String" window that opens, enter the following into the "Value data" field...

C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

In addition to the above, expand this next branch...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Explorer | Advanced

...and check to make sure the PersistBrowsers DWORD has a Hexadecimal Value data of 0

If all the above checks out OK, download and run the Registry edit from here...

My Documents Folder Opens Upon Boot (for C:\) ...Line 255
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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