removng the welcome screen

I was able to remove the welcome screen with help from Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]:

1. Start Regedit.
2. Navigate through HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Run.
3. Right click on the WindowsWelcomeCenter key and select Delete.
The next time you restart the Welcome Center will be gone.
This did the trick. however i still have the pesky image as above.