sounds like whatever it is is automatically loading up with windows...often deleting something is not enough, you need to uninstall it. If you know what the program is called, go into "start"->"settings"->"control panel"->"add/remove programs". From here, find the program and uninstall it. That would be the simple answer but is probably not the one you want. Another idea is to check the "startup" folder in the program list ("start"->"programs"->"startup") and delete it from this - however this will only stop it from loading up, not delete it from the computer. Depending on what verion of windows you have there are different ways of tackling the problem. After trying to uninstall it, try removing it's registry value to stop it loading up, then delete it. To do this, go to "start"->"run", type in "regedit" and press enter. WARNING: messing with the registry can result in serious problems, so be careful. If you are on ME or XP, do a system restore before hand. If you are on another version of Windows, load up regedit then click on "registry"->"export registry file", change the export range to "all" then save it as something. When regedit loads up click on "my computer" to the left and press ctrl-f to search. Type in the program name and delete all values. Restart the computer and see if the problem has gone.------------------------------------Hope this has helped you-----------------------