Before delving into the murky depths of the Windows 2000 registry I suggest trying to see if the problem is simply being created by an application you have installed.

Load up in Safe mode and see if the menu name duplication is still present, and also do the same thing but this time, use MSCONFIG to stop your startup items from loading, just to make sure an application or driver isn't responsible.

If after all of the above testing, the problem still remains, then, a registry edit may be in order. If not though and the problem does seem to be application related, then you simply have to locate the program responsible and kill it.

Let us know how you get on.

SPINNER