2 comp's, two ver winxp, 3 downloads, same error - Desktop fails to launch.

Question

Symptoms:
Desktop manager fails to launch.
Installs fine - but afterwards, launching the application results in: rimbblaunchagent.exe loading into the process field of the Task Manager....and that's it. 
No windows.  No apps...no error msg...no nothing. 
If I end task the process - and start again (either via the desktop launcher or going directly to the installed directory)... same thing.
Attempted Solutions:
Uninstalled/Reinstalled Application.
Downloaded a new copy of the Desktop software  (http://www.blackberry.com/desktop)
Formatted the box with a different install disk for winxp. 
once installed, I updated the patches, installed SP3, etc..
Also installed comodo internet security suit / Firefox 4, VLC, Spybot, WinRAR
-- Ran Spybot and immunized the system
-- In the firewall I locked IE from accessing the web
Downloaded new copy of desktop software
Choose, Run As: Administrator
Clean Install...etc.... Same End result.
The only things I see being the same between this new install and the old one are:
IE is behind the firewall
Spybot Immunization
I've reach the sticky's... seached the forums... used Google... and still striking out....
Question - Could IE being locked up be the issue?
I can't see how....but...
I'm new to Comodo firewall...not seeing how to remove IE from the blocked application list... I'll try to undo that part and try again...
Elsewise I'm wide open - Let me know.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hmmm... could be a corrupt profile.
Try this.
1.  Uninstall Access Connections (but don't delete the profiles)
2. After the reboot, open REGEDIT.
3. In the left pane, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then SOFTWARE, then Lenovo
4. Still in the left pane, right click on Access Connection and choose export
5. Assign an appropriate filename and click Save (I suggest somewhere on the Desktop).
6. Right click on Access Connections again and choose delete.
7. Open Windows Explorer and go to C:\Program Files\Thinkpad\ConnectUtilities directory.
8. Delete any files in this directory.
9. Reinstall Access Connections v5.50
10. Try and create a profile.
If you still get an error trying to create a profile, then something else is broken.  Be sure you have .NET 3.5 SP1 (it may be under optional downloads in Windows Update).
If it works fine, then you have a bad profile.  Unfortunately, there isn;t an easy way to figure out which one other than try and error of delete profiles and trying one at a time.
To restore your profiles.
1. Unistall Access Connections. Reboot.
2. Double click the saved .reg file on your Desktop and answer Yes to merge it into the registry.
3. Install Access Connections. Reboot.