I have a HP computer running Windows XP and trying to uninstall software. When i go to the control pannel -- add or remove programs, the change/remove button is missing for almost all items. Only a few have it, and they have been recently installed. I have never created the things where you can roll your system back to a specific time inthe past to undo possible problems. Any suggestion on what I might do?
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View 8 Replies View RelatedWhen I open my Windows XP Control Panel, there is a Java Control Panel (Version 2 1.50) and a Java Plugin Control Panel 1.3.1_04. Are both updated seperately? Do they operate independently? The first looks relatively modern and the former looks relatively basic?
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We recently downloaded a number of critical updates from MS. I didn't notice that ie7 was included in the list and installed it. We all dislike ie7 and would like to return to ie6, Can I just install/uninstall ie7 through control panel and ie6 will come back? Or will this leave me with no ie at all.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedSo i was trying to make some room on y C drive and i guess i deleted some files that i shouldn't To make a long story short now my volume control thingy that stays on my taskbar has dissapeared.When i go to the control panel and to sounds and audio devices and i get in there and there is an icon with the option to place volume icon on the taskbar but when i click on that i get 'windows cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the volume control program has not been installed. After several tries i figured i deleted the windows file soundvol32.exe but how the hell do i get it back and put it in its right place?I have no idea where it would go? Anybody have an idea how i can install that back? I tried using my windows cd but since i put service pack 2 on it it said that the version of windows i had on the cd was older than my current version.
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View 4 Replies View RelatedI want to uninstall IE6. I'm using FireFox and completely satisfied with it.I tried looking at MS's website and it tells me that I need to go into Add/Remove in teh control panel to do it.However a few weeks back I had posted saying that my Add/Remove shows nothing at all and I have to remove programs using the registry to find the uninstall string.Now, I'm no expert, or even that comfortable working with the registry but how would I go about removing IE6? I cannot find it under the section where I uninstall other programs from.
View 4 Replies View RelatedOk son decided 7 would be nice I hate it, I want to uninstall however it is not under Add/Remove programs, I have also went to Microsoft's support sight and did the start/run and a bunch of options for comands that start with % none of those worked either, any ideas on how I can remedy this? I just want it back the way it was.
View 6 Replies View Relatedths s vetri. i m new user.i m having two xp os in my home pc.How to uninstall unwanted one,which s in D drive.
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View 12 Replies View RelatedWhen I access add or remove programs in my control panel, and attempt to uninstall anything, The specified module could not be found.There's some crap I'd really like to get rid of, but I can't until I can't get this wee little problem fixed.
View 14 Replies View RelatedWe've had some BAD experiences.It may be that Dell just sent us a lemon of a computer, but we've had nothing but trouble since we got this "new toy" for Christmas. Even *after* they replaced the hard drive.We want out.We don't want to "fix" it.Please just tell me how in heck to get XP off the computer and start over with a *stable* system like Win2K.Don't tell me how good XP is or how bad 2K is. Just tell me how to get rid of XP.I want to know the most efficient, effective way of reformatting a hard drive with the XP OS factory installed on it.Everything is backed up and ready to go. I have the information I need to get the hardware drivers for 2K. All I need at this point are instructions for wiping the slate clean to start over with a different OS.
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View 14 Replies View RelatedI'm posting this for someone just starting out with their 1st computer.There were 2 virus scanners installed Norton and Mc Afee I tried un-installing Mc Afee but the full thing won't uninstall and the Norton is corrupt the only thing you can do is run the liveupdate when you click on 'scan for viruses' you just see the outer edges but not the whole dialog box (tried uninstalling but can't remove all the components as well.
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