LR starts every time USB drive inserted

Every time I insert a USB key, LR starts.
In Preferences, File Management, I have selected 'Do Nothing' for 'When a memory card is detected. If I let LR start, it does not try to import any images but it is annoying how it insists on starting every time.
Any ideas? A bug?
I use XP Pro, and I can replicate the problem on both a laptop and desktop.
Regards,
MCV

"You can remove it from the Registry auto run with some utility like msconfig or Autoruns, but it gets added again the next time you start Lightroom....
For definitive removal, you need to go to Lightroom, Edit / Preferences / File Management and in 'When a memory card is detected:' drop down list select 'Do nothing' and Adobe Photo Downloader(apdproxy) will be gone for good."
Been there. Done that. Didn't work. I finally (with the box unchecked), I nuked it out of the registry by putting several bogus characters in the command line for that item. Very naughty of Adobe, making me go into registry for this.

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