Re: ie program on control panel
- From: "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:58:45 -0500
Well by far the safest starting point is to try and uninstall things using
the proper method, you don't want to go hacking bits out at random else your
email settings will be trashed and stuff.
http://my.dropspam.com/faq/faq.pl?rel=95118 might help
Control panel>add./remove programs might show the various parts, if it does
you can usually uninstall from there, if that doesn't work it's either not
installed properly or else they blatantly lied above.
If you have settings for email fine, if not see if you can find them before
starting - the uninstall should be able to restore them unless they are
being awkward.
Check beforehand if you like. The graphics on this page (I don't have time
to do new ones) might help you navigate to the server names etc.
http://www.tames.net/popfile.htm
Incidentally the page is about a free program called popfile which does the
same as their system without the flaws and no info leaves your machine
except the emails you send... of course this is an old page so it's been
improved a bit now.
Charlie
"computer unsavvy linda" <computerunsavvylinda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:FE5A5C91-6CC0-49F9-9B0C-7F8B1472982D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Charlie,
> Thanks for responding. I download a lot of things (probably shouldn't) but
> I
> don't remember downloading this. Could it be related to my isp email
> somehow?
> But what I don't understand is when I try to remove it from my control
> panel
> it just stays there. It doesn't even attempt to remove. Is there some
> other
> way to get rid of it? On the control panel it takes up 5.51 MB and it says
> I
> used it today. That's all the info I have. I tried to find it on windows
> explorer but I did not see it anywhere. Go figure. Any suggestions.
> Thanks,
> Linda
>
>
> "Charlie Tame" wrote:
>
>> Obviosly not as "Unsavvy" as you may think, since you found the best
>> place
>> to ask your question.
>>
>> Does it look like it's connected with these folks?
>>
>> http://www.dropspam.com/productinfo.htm
>>
>> If so did you download their free trial? If not then I suggest you do
>> not.
>>
>> To be honest the blurb "Sounds" good and "Sounds" clever, but in fact
>> there
>> are some major flaws in the theory (in my opinion) and not much in the
>> way
>> of protection that exceeds a couple of genuine free products. They don't
>> appear too dishonest though http://www.dropspam.com/privacy.html.
>>
>> (Always look for a privacy policy).
>>
>> SO does this ring any bells?
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>> "computer unsavvy linda" <computerunsavvylinda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote in message
>> news:88DF2908-AC40-421B-B64A-57993181D5D0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have a program on the control panel that I don't know where it came
>> >from.
>> > It is called --- Internet explorer toolbar- dropspam. Has anyone ever
>> > heard
>> > of this program? Is it important? I tried to remove it but it just
>> > stays
>> > there. If it is not a necessary program does anyone know how to remove
>> > it?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Linda
>>
>>
>>
.
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