Removing A Program That Isnt Recognize
Mar 23, 2008
How do I uninstall a program that Vista doesn't recognize as being installed at all. I have been moving all my old programs to a new Vista machine including one from back during Win95 that failed to install correctly. I tried a couple of things and somehow got it installed twice while using comparability mode.
It wasn't working properly so I uninstalled it. Actually I uninstalled one of the 2 instances of it. The 2nd installation isn't listed in the programs when I go to the Uninstall Programs menu. The program actually works, at least part of it and the program is listed under the Start menu/All Programs.
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Aug 27, 2009
I have a logitech MOMO steering wheel which works fine on laptop but when on XP pc having issues. - Want to remove Logitech gaming software but wont let me in add or remove programs. Tried to load updated software but tells me to first remove old which wont let me. It says make sure you have finished any previous setup and closed other applications.
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Mar 29, 2008
Not sure if I should use this, as I have Office 2007 installed? Not sure if MS is referring trying to use this utility to remove Office 2007 installer reminants, or not to use it if you have Office 2007 installed??
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May 15, 2008
I have just moved to Vista from XP and I want to remove a program I installed but am replacing - I use to go to Control Panel in XP and it had an Add or Remove Programs button but in Vista control panel it seems to only have Add Hardware but nowhere can I find a Remove Program button.
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May 1, 2009
I'm having an eSATA problem that seem to be the same issue as described by Alanho in his post on May 27, 2008: I'm starting a new thread because that was almost a year ago and there is no answer given in that thread. I have an add-in, PCI-Express, 2-port, eSATA II card. It is a Heisei Electronics Co., Model BPE-220SI-V1.2, which contains a Silicon Image 3132 chip. My external drives are Western Digital MyBooks and they came with the eSATA cables. My PC is an HP xw6200 Workstation configured dual boot with XP Pro x86 and Vista Ultimate x64 SP1.
The eSATA drives work fine in the XP OS. In the x64 Vista OS, the eSATA connection is lost between the host adapter and the drive whenever the drive is idle for about 15 minutes. If the drive is accessed more often then that, then it never disconnects. For example, it will not disconnect if a torrent is running to the eSATA drive. In the thread I mentioned at the top of this post, someone suggested making a BAT file that would ping the drives every so often to keep the connection alive. Can anyone tell me specifically how to do this for the 2-port adapter? It sounds like this might be a work-around until I can figure out how to solve the problem directly.
I did check the Silicon Image website to see if I could flash the firmware on the adapter. I found the SI UpdFlash program but it doesn't seem to recognize the Heisei adapter as one that is flashable. Can anyone suggest a PCIe eSATA adpater card that is known to work corectly with Vista x64? I'd get a new adapter card if I knew of one that will work. Any other ideas? Someone who responded to Alanho's post said that this was a known problem in Vista. Is that true?
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Feb 16, 2010
Two days ago I deleted a few shortcuts from my desktop, now everytime I even try to go to IE, a windows pops up asking me which program do I want to use to open IE - this is happening everytime I try to open a new window and for exapmple i want to go to Google... Also, one of the shortcuts i deleted is Skype, now if I try to open Skype from the icon I have on the bottom toolbar or form the Start menu, a window pops up saying that it doesn't recognise the program - any ideas of what I've done wrong and if there is a solution??
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Aug 6, 2009
i have a sony vaio with preloaded vista i deleted all the accounts on it and started new ones so things like skype, live messenger and itunes i tryed things like ZapMessenger but it just keeps freezing and if i try going into programmes and uninstalling it but it says finish install/uninstalling what you are doing.
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Jun 6, 2008
I open my computer and right mouse click on DVD drive and go to prosperities and there is only 5 tabs and the auto play is missing. So my LG DVD won't boot up an auto play. So if my computer crasher I won't be able to put in my Vista DVD and boot up to fix it. Anyone knows anything about this? I put a Emprex DVD in and it boots up auto play where I can click on the auto play and go from there but there still isn't an auto play tab on the property of my computer.
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Mar 24, 2008
CD Drive isnt working, wont run any cds or software, please help worked last week, brand new.
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Sep 16, 2009
I certain its a hardware issue but i was just curious. don't they both broadcast on the 802.11 band (is it called a band?)? so why wouldn't they be capable of either or? (i know bluetooth uses smaller wave lengths and wifi larger, that much i do know) it would probably be impractical to try wifi on bluetooth band as you would get severely reduced performance. but why not bluetooth on wifi band?
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Sep 12, 2009
I'm getting "a program needs your permission to continue" how do I add the program to a trusted list so I dont get this any more. Im bouncing around lots of different programs and its driving me crazy, I need to stop this for selected programs that I trust like putty
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Jun 8, 2008
I installed Vista on a new drive and all has gone well. My problem is that I cannot delete the old XP that resides on another drive. This is because of the inbuilt security feature that does not allow widows to delete or format windows partitions.
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Jun 5, 2008
I'm having a problem with the Iron man CD. Sega knows that there is a problem with the cd and the game.
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Jun 2, 2009
I had to replace my system drive with a newer one because it was first gen SATA and didn't boot every time. Stupidly, I did it in a brutal manner and now I have the current system on C: and an older installation on D: The bizarre thing is that according to Disk Manager, the partition on D is labelled as "System, Active, Primary Partition", while C: is "Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition". This means I am worried about simply using Linux to reformat the D drive in case it kills the working partition on C:. C works perfectly well and there's been no activity on D: since November last year when in a panic I reinstalled Vista onto C:. Is there anything I can do to remove D, reformat the drive and reuse it for something else *without* also destroying my C: partition?
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Jun 29, 2007
I am currently dual booting Xp Pro and Vista Ultimate. Xp Pro is located on my C: drive and Vista Ultimate is located on my D: drive. I want to get rid of Xp Pro completely and just use that HD for storage. How I would I properly go about doing this? Would I need to go inside my computer and switch the master to the slave and primary to the master and then just format the Xp drive?
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Jan 23, 2009
i want to remove that "organize menu" from my explorer, and found a tutorial: [VP} - Msgboard: Remove Vista Organize Menu when i changed the "shell32.dll" i cant boot anymore, so it did not go too well i`m on vista 64 and had to use restorator instead of reshack, maybe that's the problem. anyone having an idea to solve the problem? are there any other tutorials or ways to do what i want?
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Mar 23, 2008
My boyfriend installed a 3D falling leaves screensaver from freeze.com, and then decided he didn't want it. I tried uninstalling it, but I still see references to it. And when I try to uninstall it now, I get the message "INSTALL.LOG does not exist". What can I do?
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Mar 26, 2009
When I install a program it will display its icon on each profile. Where do you go to edit or add icons that you want to be on everyones desktop or that you want removed from everyones desktop when they log on with their profile.?
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Mar 28, 2009
I have VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64 bit O/S. Is there a way I can create shortcuts on my desktop without having the arrows showing? I tried Shortcut Manager, but that is only working for 32 bit systems. I searched for a 64 bit version but unable to find it.
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Apr 30, 2008
I had picked up some spyware and so installed a security and cleaning program,after that, i could not get my internet connection working so i uninstalled the program, then internet would only partially work, so , frustrated ,i used system restore, now my internet is back like it should be but some of the programs like spydoctor that i tried is trying to open up at startup and i cant remove it because the file is missing(since it was after the restore point), now what? how do i remove the leftovers?
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May 29, 2009
I'm trying to remove un-used programs and I have three from Cyberlink: Power2Go and PowerDirector and DVD Suite. It seems all of these are related to creating and editing movies. I use Windows Movie Maker. Is there anything else these programs might be used for or any harm in removing them?
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Apr 22, 2009
I had the 32bit Vista Ultimate installed for a while and I just recently installed the 64bit onto a separate partition. I deleted the 32bit from the OS boot menu in system configuration but it won't let me delete or format the partition where the 32bit install was when I am in Vista. I deleted it using the DVD to boot into the partition area but after I did that my PC wouldn't boot or anything. I got it repaired but I am now back at where I started. Does anyone have any ideas about how to delete the old installation (entire partition) without screwing up the boot?
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Sep 12, 2009
.. programs from the right-click menu. How is this done? I still have Spybot showing in the right-click menu and it's long gone. How do I remove it from the menu?
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Aug 20, 2008
How do remove display icons/folders when the folders in question are not set to view in the options SEE PICTURE ImageShack - Hosting :: screen0000hz0.jpg
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Mar 23, 2008
i just got a new 2 gig micro SD card for my phone. I put it in the front card reader of m computer, but when I try to add anything to it, it says, "this disk is write protected, to add anything remove write protection".
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Mar 15, 2010
I have a brand new genuine XP kit to replace windows vista, so we can run the software/hardware I need at work. Before the installation even begins, while the XP CD is still loading files, I get a bluescreen telling me windows has encountered a problem, and was forced to shut down to protect the system. Basically something in Vista wont let the XP CD even begin installation. I don't know what to do, I've been trying to re-format the hard-drive, IE blow away everything vista related, so it can't fight the XP installation. But some of the sys32 files can't even be removed. I've been doing a lot of research, and I've read some mixed opinions on the subject. Some folks say you can't replace Vista w/ XP, some say it needs to be dual boot, I've also been reading about slip discs and SATA drivers, I'm really not sure how these are supposed to work. But I've made a SLip Disc and copied all the XP v3 files I could. Still, I keep comming back to the problem of the XP CD not even begging installation.
I'll upload a picture of the bluescreen when I bring my camera to work tomorrow. I guess what I really needs is an in-depth explanation of some of these tricks I've been reading about. Right now I'm working with vistabootpro, I just set the Vista OS to legacy, I don't know if that will help at all! Also, for some reason I have a 1TB harddrive, yet I can only partition it into a 100GB and 900GB volume, so the dual boot isn't really feasible anyway. So, I'm open to all suggestions! I really need help, I'm the one who ordered this computer. Not realising that NEITHER my software or hardware is supported by Vista or windows 7. XP is the only OS that will do the job. Now, I'm pretty decent with computers, so don't ve afraid to lay it on thick. WHat it comes down to getting as many suggestions and possiblties to throw at this problem. I'll be back tomorrow with a pic of the error screen prior to XP installation. If I've omitted important information, please don't be afraid to question me, all I know is I've got to solve this problem and get XP running. There is nothing I need to save on this computer. Since I have V3 of XP I think I have the important drivers as well, essentially nothing is too risky to try, as long as I end up with XP. sorry about the long-winded rant. I'm very frustrated and worked up about this, kicking myself for not doing my homework.
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Jun 2, 2009
When I remove a memory card (xD, Smart Media, etc.,)from my multi-card reader on my computer after transfering photos to my hard drive, do I need to use the "Safely Remove Hardware" function? How about when I remove a USB Flash Drive after transfering photos? Or is the "Safely Remove Hardware" option just used when removing a USB connected device such as a printer or scanner?::
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Jun 18, 2009
Using Windows Mail to access my subscription newsreader. When I highlight a message, right-click, click on PROPERTIES, then click on MESSAGE SOURCE, on some posts I see the originator's IP address while others do not show the IP address. It appears that this is NOT the IP address of the originating computer, but, of the originating ISP -- right? For example, when I trace the IP address shown in my posts, it shows the location of my ISP, which is miles away from me. Is there any way to configure Windows Mail so the IP address is not shown on outgoing posts?
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Aug 24, 2009
I was having problems with VistaHP and thought that I could kill 2 birds with one stone by adding a new Hard Drive and reinstalling Windows VistaHP. For information purposes, the original HD was Partitioned into "C" (OS), "D" data files, "E" (Photos) and "F" Extra storage (for future use). In any event, I did not have the proper cables available so I REMOVED the original HD and placed the new HD in my system and installed VistaHP and Partitioned the new HD in to 4 Partitions also and installed all my software programs, data files, apps, ...... on the new HD.
Everything appeared to be fine and a couple of weeks later, I placed the orginal HD back in the system with the intentions of Re-Formatting the drive for additional stirage (and using the new HD as the Primary Drive). This went "semi-OK", I was able to reform and re-label most of the Partitions on the original HD except for the Partition that contained Vista and at the moment, when I go to My Computer I have Local Disk "C" (39.8GB free of 82.7GB), Old C Drive "D" (13.4MB free of 125MB), "G" Data Files (29.8GB free of 36.8GB), "H" Photos (181GB free of 194GB), "I" BU (82.5GB of 151GB), "P" Extra Space (352GB free of 352GB) and "Q" More Extra Space (45.4GB free of 95.3GB).
My objective / what I would like to do, is DELETE and / or Re-Format the "D" (Old C Drive) which I was able to get down to 125MB but as best as I can tell, the Drive contains the following file 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free and the following folders:
$RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume.
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Oct 5, 2008
I dual boot vista, but i dual boot between a 32bit and a 64bit version (no xp, all vista).
Now, i don't need the 32bit version any more, so i want to get rid of it, but i want to make sure i do it correctly, and don't end up restoring it all.
I installed the 32bit last, so it is the default option in the bootmenu, which i really want to get rid off.
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Mar 27, 2008
When I bought this computer it had Trial Versions of several Microsoft programs. One was MS Office 2007. I've tried to remove this and some of the other programs, and I get the "error code 2755", and cannot remove them. Some are sizeable and I would like to recover the space.
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