nope, i have nothing installed along those lines.
all i did was right click on the desktop/desktop/customize desktop/unchecked all icons
and...
start/run/gpedit.msc/user config/admin templates/desktop/Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop/enable
and moved shortcuts into the quick launch area and removed the previous shortcuts that were there and put them into the programs list (MS update, winrar and a couple other things)
heres everything i touched, and its current settings.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4417/untitledex6.jpg