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I would like to clean up my disabled entries in MSCONFIG BUT there is no entry for it in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\ on my desktop. there is on my laptop. When is MSCONFIG hiding these things??? How do i get it back????????

Describes how to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer. This troubleshooter replaces the previous Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility (msicu2.exe). More...

Quite a few people here use MSE and recommend it a lot. I understand MSE is going to be part of Windows 8. I know we won't really know until Windows 8 comes out but I've got a couple questions. If a person wants to install a third party AV is the MSE going to cause a problem. We all know you are...

Describes how to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder from the computer. This article includes the "Fix it for me" option that can omplete the procedure automatically for you. Or you can follow the manual steps to complete the... More...

I searched posts for two days and found nothing that was what I need. My machine had Visual Studio 10 on it, but I recently took it off. That's where the question comes in. In my Add/Remove I have all these Microsoft entries for SQL Server, Visual C++ 2005-2010, and MS XML. I am trying to...

When I go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons dialog then there are a lot of programs which are already uninstalled. How can I cleanup/delete all these useless entries? How can I delete ONE single entry manually? Second question: Assume I want to hide icons and...

Troubleshoot problems that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer. This troubleshooter replaces the previous Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility (msicu2.exe). More...

I have added the following to my 'Tips Compilation'... part of keeping things clean of unnecessary stuff that just accumulates w/ regular usage. In Safe Mode (can't empty this fully in Normal Mode) in Search type %temp% & delete the contents of the resultant folder. See full item @ Link...

I got a new computer. SSD and HDD. I only installed windows and a few programs on the ssd. The windows folder is 18gb. How do I get rid of like half of it ? Thanks in advance

Greetings everyone! Well my computer was infected with a strange virus recently which I managed to get rid of with help of various antiviruses and anti spywares, and my pc is all clean again. But the problem I have now is that great number of folders have disappeared! I have already checked if...

My little Acer laptop had it's old antivirus expire last night so I decided to add ESET Nod32 AV5 to the mix because I had it running on my big laptop. I uninstalled Norton IS2011 with the uninstall tool and re-booted. I installed Nod32 and noticed that it was doing some housecleaning right...

When downloading many free programs, you'll be offered the opportunity to install additional "piggy back" programs that are usually toolbars that you'll decide: (a) You didn't want to install. (b) You no longer use them. Antiseptic, a portable program from T-Tools will remove (at the time of...

Hello, I have never had to resort to using a forum to solve a windows OS related problem but after several hours this has truly stumped me. I was messing around with the uninstall a program feature and may have gotten a little overzealous as it seemed I uninstalled the windows installer...

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Windows Updates recently automatically installed two .NET 4 updates. Almost immediately my system began misbehaving: my Firefox Booksmarks toolbar disappeared along with all the bookmarks it held, the shutdown/sleep/lock/logoff button in the start menu changed selection each time the Start menu...

I was thinking to remove unwanted files from regedit so it harmful to use this software?

Hi, I have just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit CZ + all updates including service pack Installation was done on empty (formated by installation) 60 GB SSD Result - used 37,8 GB, free 21,6 GB (out of 59,5 GB) - data provided by explorer Data provided by total commander 7.56a: C:Program...

I'm not that computer smart, but I really don't have the money to put my laptop in a shop right now or for a while. I think it's been a week now for sure that my laptop has been freezing at random times and when it goes Idle and I come back it doesn't come off idle, it goes straight to a blue...

Hello buddies. I have been plagued by a bsod errors on my windows 7 home premium 64 bit (sony vaio laptop AMD core 4GB RAM) for the past 4 months namely by the title "kernel_inpage_error". The error codes are usually like 0X00000F4 or 0X000007A. I have been banging my head for days regarding the...