Re: Help to fix SLOW WinXP bootup

On Jan 11, 8:24 pm, "Gary Brandenburg" <G...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Robert Macy" <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Jan 11, 11:46 am, Robert Macy <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Jan 11, 7:55 am, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Robert Macy" <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Jan 10, 3:13 pm, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When you go to its folder in C:\Programs, do you see an uninstaller?
Or
is it possible you manually deleted the files in that folder? If so,
it
might be easier to reinstall, then uninstall.
Do not see any folder containing it now ?!

Yet, msconfig shows it as one of the seven items run at Startup

When you originally uninstalled it, did you do it the proper way? That
is, did you use Add or Remove Programs? At any rate, the uninstallation
was done incorrectly and you still have traces of the program in your
system. I still think you should reinstall and uninstall, and if there
is still no joy, post back.

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them. Of course, the link has become
nonexistent! But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links. And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software. If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time. Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software. Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine. For all I
know they've raided my system for info. I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo. Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.

For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine. How do I do
that?

Regards,
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Sorry to respond to my own email, but here are two corrections:
1) Adobe entry is missing information, not germaine to my problem, but
an error.
2) HKCU [as you probably knew] to HKEY Current User and there was a
lot of inofrmation stored there under UniBlue's name.

How do I completely clear every vestige of UniBlue out of my system?
It appears in the HKCU Register list and as item 4 of the 7 items
listed in STARTUP using msconfig.

I really want all there stuff OUT of my machine.

Regards,
Robert

If you want to weed out all of that program's entries, I use Regseeker, *not for the
registry cleaning option,but for the "Find in registry" feature.

http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

You can type in Uniblue & it will search the registry for those items & give you a
listing of them along with their locations. Then you can click "Select" & a context
menu will come up allow you to go from there.
Be sure the "Backup before deletion" box is checked & it will create a .reg file in
case you want to merge them back into the registry.
It also has a "search files" box & if you check that, you can find all the files,
with that name, that may be tucked away here & there.

~Gary- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you for your reply. Upon clicking on the URL, I went to Hover's
website and went to download Regseeker, only to discover I had almost
clicked on a closely, and strategically, placed ad from,...UniBlue!
Only thing that stopped me was the logo of a wrench, just didn't seem
right.

Will try out over night and post results.

Regards,
Robert
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