Re: Msconfig - cleanup obsolete entries
From: Rock (rock_at_mail.nospam.net)
Date: 12/26/04
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Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:22:57 -0800
~ FreeSpirit ~ wrote:
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> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
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>> ~ FreeSpirit ~ wrote:
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>>>
>>> I have WXP-Home/SP2 and tried to follow this advice from that
>>> website. However there are no "More Options" when I click on
>>> "Disk-Cleanup." The only option is C:. How and where is this
>>> "More Options" turned on or made to appear as an option?
>>>
>>> FS~
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>> Click ok in that window. It does a scan then comes up with another
>> dialog window that has two tabs, one of which is "More Options". You
>> might want to investigate possibilities - it's the best way to learn.
>
>
> OK found it and also came across the well know Add/Remove all programs.
> However,... when I removed the old Adobe 5 it seaid some components must
> be removed by hand. I couldn't FIND them anywhere to remove. Also I
> tried to UNINSTALL severl games that came on the PC and they will not
> uninstall from Add/Remove all Programs. When I click on them it says to
> remove them *from* Add/Remove all Programs - *I'm doing it from
> there!!!!!* How then are these unwanted programs removed?
>
> FS~
If a program won't uninstall one option is to reinstall it, in the hope
that some file was missing and the reinstall returns that file, then
uninstall it. If that doesn't work look in the program's folder entry
in All Programs from the Start Menu and see if there is an uninstall
option. If so take that. Next option is contact the tech support for
the program to see what they say. Lastly is the brute force uninstall
method. Search the drive for the folder where it is installed. Note
all program files and the dates of installation. Search the drive for
any copies of those same files and for any files installed on the same
date. Investigate their origins by looking at the properties to see if
they may be part of the same install. Search the registry for all
references to those files, and for references to the program name,
install directory, vendor name and anything else you can think of to
identify registry entries associated with that program. Delete what you
think is safe to delete - files, foldes and registry entries. Make sure
you have a backup of the registry using ERUNT, and a backup of your
system. There is nothing more specific I can give you. If you don't
feel comfortable doing all this take it to a competent computer tech.
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