Thanks John, Yes, it 'should' be that simple... but it doesn't work..
What I've tried so far...
Got rid of that omniband.dll file - restart
loaded and ran spybot and adware - restart
tried some of Kelly's fixes No.240 and taskbar/toolbar repair file - restart
made changes to the quick launch toolbar - restart
unregistered wmpband.dll - restart
deleted HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2
as suggested in other discussions in registry - restart
What can I try next, getting annoyed now!!!
TA, Wayne