Can’t uninstall unwanted program.
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Can’t uninstall unwanted program.
Just downloaded this program to try it out; visualtooltip 22, then found that the program its self was flickering really bad, then other progs started going the same way. My PC is now taking an age to reboot. Tried Add & Remove but it was not listed there or in the programs folder. Have done a search and it is just listed in my downloads file on the desk top. Might have been a conflict. any how have managed to disable it on windows start-up but can’t uninstall it. Can any one help me to get this program off my pc as soon as possible? AVG was clean Spybot S&D was clean SUPERAnti-Spyware clean.
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System Restore might be best.
Or:
Remove Programs
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Uninstall Programs Manually
Just because Windows XP has the Add/Remove Programs feature it doesn't mean your application will appear in the list. Furthermore, even if it does appear, it's no guarantee that the uninstall feature will work. When you run across one of these situations the items listed below will help in getting rid of the application. Be aware that these steps may not remove everything associated with the application and can impact other applications on the computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution.
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Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory. e.g. click C: under My Computer then Program Files etc.
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Open regedit (start/run regedit) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es, locate and delete the service.
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
and delete the entry.
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Just did a reboot and system restore that seems to have done the biz. Looked in regedit just to be on the safe side and can’t find any trace of it. The same with windows explorer. Just could not get in to system restore until the reboot, all seems back to normal? Thank you for your quick reply.
P.S. the web site is looking really smart.
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Thanks for the update. Glad all is well.