Error Windows Vista Sidebar

For the last couple days, whenever I connect to my computer, I get the following error message: Settings.ini is being used by another process.  Close other programs, and then click Retry or Cancel to exit sidebar.  I do not use the sidebar on my desk & want to know how to solve this problem.

Thank you.

Hello

Check your startup programs to determine if you have something called the sidebar.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

How to check and change Vista startup programs
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured so that it starts automatically when
your system boots and you connect. Autoruns also shows you the complete list of the registry and
locations where applications can configure Auto-start of the file settings.
http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

I hope this helps.

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