Unable To Remove Unwanted Things From Desktop?
Jun 3, 2005its On My Sons Pc. I Have Tried Going Through The Display Settings But Some Of Them Have Been Disabled (possibly By This) So I Cant Do It.
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Remove Unwanted Image On Desktop
May 8, 2005I saved an image on my desktop and now I can't get rid of it. It covers about 8/10th of my screen, the rest is my wallpaper, which is fine. Can anybody help me. I use XP Home, IE6 sp2, OE6. I checked Properties on my wallpaper and it does not appear there.I have right clicked on everything and nothing seems to help.
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Shut down programs running in the back ground(Although I have lots of programs running in the back ground,I have not shut any of those things down because 1)I dont know how to discriminate between what should and what should not be shut down and 2)I dont how to shut those programs down.)Done a virus sweep or a spy-ware sweep (because those operations take a long time even when the computer is running at normal speed
Unable To Remove Desktop Icon
Feb 27, 2007I tried Customize Desktop under Display Settings for Desktop, the box next to Administrative Tools is not checked, but when I reboot, the icon is still there.
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Jan 1, 2005Several unwanted desktop icons appeared recently (I think they come via Search2000 when IE is used). They won't right-click for deletion, nor will they allow themselves to be drop-dragged to the recycle bin. They don't appear in the desktop icon list when using the desktop cleanup feature.
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Aug 24, 2002If you want to remove some additional programs that are installed with windows but are not initially visible in Add / Remove, edit a file called "C:WINDOWSINFSYSOC.INF".In there you will find a listing of programs, and you will note that some programs have the word 'hide' at the end.Now when you open Add-Remove Windows Components, you will see a new choice, in this example, "Windows Messenger"
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May 8, 2005I can't seem to get rid of the remnants some Nokia programs that my son installed on the PC.
They wouldn't uninstall using the conventional method so I just deleted the folders and used Registry Medic to clean up the mess.
The only thing left is in the add/remove programs list.
I have gone in the registry and in the 'uninstall section' removed all things 'Nokia' but still they remain.
Low Disk Warning - How To Id And Remove Unwanted Files
Jul 31, 20091/How,where can I identify the unwanted files to remove? system keep pop up "low disk space need delete files'I did clean the temp files every days under Performing and Maintenance. some of the files listed in the <add and remove programs> did not have the remove button for me to remove!! ex: Vcom file the previous virus software I could not remove since I installed another like Norton,even when I go in C drive ,program and click on that file Vcom it shown "access denial,write protected?"
2/How can I use more D drive space ? Seem like system automatically used up C:, >C: capacity 15GB /1.5GB left now after read all other thread in forum like clear cookies, clean temp files >D:capacity 96GB/ 94 GB left Recession time I can not afford another computer yet,try to get this one going longer
Delete Unwanted Wallpaper Files - How To Remove
Aug 20, 2004I am running Windows XP & am a novice user, I have noticed that in Control Panel/Display/Desktop in the Background Window there are 50 or more files there that shouldn't be ( pictures I have saved to the "My Pictures" folder). how they got there & how to remove them. I tried right click to try & delete them but it just pops up "What's This?" Is there any way of deleting them & stopping them going in there again
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Aug 23, 2005I have an HP printer. After I open and work with HP Gallery, it causes strange icons to appear on my desktop--as many as 30 or more, sometimes. Some of them are labeled with a numeral; 1, 2, 3 etc. Others are labeled "Directory Map". One is labeled "last-write". When I open this one, my Notepad page appears, with the date and time showing the time I opened the HP Gallery. Most labeled with a number allow me to Preview them, but "No Preview Is Available" appears when I click on Preview. Others labeled with a number and all labeled Directory Map, allow me to Open them. When I do, a page appears, filled with words and short phrases; many of them relate to "gallery" and "documents and settings". Does anyone know what causes this, and how I can prevent it? It is a nuisance to send them to the recycle bin each time I leave the HP gallery.
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Mar 28, 2007I have windows xp. Somehow I inadvertedly put an image from space.com on top of my regular background picture. I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of it like restore computer to earlier time...changing background..etc. nothing works. It ruins the beautiful background picture having this smaller picture overlapping it.
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May 15, 2007I am running a dell 4600 with windows xp 2pac. I have some things that i am trying to get rid of off my computer but they won't go. Most of it is google stuff that got loaded when my husband loaded a new program. I have gone through search and it brought it all up...but when i go to delete it, it gives me an alert and says that it can't be deleted to check the disc. I have no disc, it was downloaded from the interenet.how to get rid of these hidden files.
Removing Unwanted Desktop Icons Manually / Task Manager
Jul 24, 2005Recently my father-in-law installed a program on to my computer. It set up a desktop icon, that did not get removed when it was uninstalled. I can't even right click on it and hit delete because it's not there, nor can I just hit delete. How can it be removed manually. It is a "share-to-web upload folder" from a hp digital camera. I aslo don't have access to the cd to reinstall it and uninstall again. Also I can't get task manager to work, I hit Ctrl, Alt, Delete and nothing. I right click on the task bar and click on task manager and nothing. Iwas working a few days ago, don't know what happened, anyway to get it back? I already tried system restore but only goes back a few days.
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Apr 5, 2006I am unable to change desktop wallpaper going through properties then desktop. I right click on desktop, select properties, click on desktop tab i then go to try and browse wallpapers but am unable as the box and scroll are frozen. I also have a problem when i type into run. "regedit" as soon as the registry opens it closes again so i am unable to edit the registry or look through it? This picture is of what my desktop wallpapers looks like..
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Oct 14, 2008I am trying to remove an icon that says "install_flash_player", but every time I try, it says "Cannot delete install_flash_player: It is being used by another person or Program. Close any programs that may be using the file and try again."
I've tried shutting down the pc, but that didn't work. I've closed all programs when trying to delete it but it won't go. I then tried opening my task manager to view processes, but am unsure as to which process to end.
How Do I Remove An Icon From My Desktop?
Feb 21, 2010I applied eo Dell for credit to order items. When I received my reply, an icon appeared on my desktop that was titled credit decision. How do I delete it?
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Apr 3, 2005My question is why is it when I save a photo in my pictures that is shows up in my desktop images? Start-Control panel-App and themes-Display-click desktop tab.All the images on my computer show up in this box.Why does it do this as I have a bunch in there and would like to remove many of them or stop them from collecting there.
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Jan 1, 2007Has anyone invented a way to remove IE7 yet?
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Dec 31, 2004I have an entry in here for mcAfee shredder which I cannot remove.I uninstalled sometime back,and when I click on it in the add/remove,it shows only the words used-rarely where normally it would have remove option?How can I remove this entry as it does not show in the search or in the registry.
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Jan 12, 2006My sister's laptop, (Windows XP) is freezing up and having a lot of trouble accessing the internet. She thinks it's from an e-mail that she downloaded a screen saver from. It has to do with a web page called freeze.com, 3D Dolphins screen saver, desktop weather and a couple of other things that all downloaded at the same time.She has to go to Control, Alt, Delete to try to get the laptop to shut down and then has to click on "End Now" several times. I will attach a picture of the list.Also, when she goes to "Add & Remove", it won't let her uninstall the desktop weather and another one called When U Save.
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