This is a simple problem that I just can't figure out. I have an IBM Thinkpad T41 that is operating with Windows XP Pro spk 3. I know IBM does a lot of customization, but I have three other lap tops (two are Thinkpads) operating with XP Pro and I used XP for years, and this is the first time this popped up. Every time I boot up this PC, the start menu opens. Yes, a simple click on the desktop makes it close, but it still bugs me. There is nothing in the start folder and I found nothing in the registry that is running a program to open the start menu, but I may not be able to recognize it even if it were there. I also checked msconfig and could see noting relating to opening the start menu at boot.