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REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\KillAndClean]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\MON76234]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\SpyHunter]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects]
"My Web Search Bar BHO"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ToolBar]
"{8EAB99C9-F9EC-4b64-A4BA-D9BCAE8779C2}"=-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Weather"=-
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\10010]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\atl_helper]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\awt2RWimS]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Kargo]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\TForm1]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\WhatsNewBot]
Save it to the desktop as fix3.reg, making sure the save as type is set to all files. See
here if you are still unsure
Double click on fix3.reg. When you are asked if you want to merge the information in the file into the registry, click yes.
Please try clean desktop again, following the instructons here
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=3924
Right click on a blank area of the desktop, choose properties, go to the desktop tab, click on customize desktop, go to the web tab, and untick all the options, close the customize desktop window. In the display properties window choose windows XP from the list of available backgrounds, click apply and then reboot
Let me know if this works