Items in the folder start start twice - how to fix

I have two separate computers running Win7 x 64, an ultimate and the same company, and I had this problem with Vista as well.  Both of the current machines have had a recent clean install.

My problem is that any link or app that I put in the startup folder (manually put where appearing here by selecting the option to "start at windows startup" application configuration) causes the application to start twice.

When I look in the startup folder, the link appears only once.  However, when I use MSCONFIG, it shows two identical items in the startup list.  When I try deselect one of the two, the two disappear and the item disappears from the startup folder.

Help!

Hello

Registry cleaners are snake oil, they do not all repair and are generally more trouble. Any
Registry cleaner who claims he can fix a lot of problems is a total hoax.

McAfee and Norton are both known to cause strange problem so indeed they could be separately
responsible for the two machines. If you have now or had it more on the machine and what he has done has added
does not their Creator removal tools it might be bad causing the remains left behind.

List of tools to clean/uninstall anti-malware programs
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/msestart/thread/407bf6da-C05D-4546-8788-0aa4c25a1f91/

I hope this helps.

Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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