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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...

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...

Having recently (been about 6 months) switched from mac to PC, I have culture shock when it comes to spyware and viruses and the like. A friend recommended Spybot when I was having some problems after a download. So it seemed to help - and I did a disk cleanup. My questions are: 1) opinions on...

This article describes how to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder. More...

hie,i am using windows 7 64 bit , with 3.5 gb ram, 1 tb hdd slave and 160 gb hdd master, i recently found out that i had about 4 700 images (jpg) all from screen captures i did not do, amounting to 6 gb in C:\users\my username\AppData\Roaming. i would like to know what causes this and how can i...

Over 100,000 Android users may have been affected by malicious apps, as 26 more malware programs have been identified on Google’s Android Market. Link Removed - Invalid URL made the discovery over the weekend, and believes that the rogue software was likely created by the same persons who...

After reinstalling my drivers I can no longer open the Nvidia control panel. It shows up in processes but I cannot see it anywhere. I used Driver sweeper to do a clean install of the 270.61 64bit drivers and then used it again to install the newest beta drivers to see if that would resolve...

Anyone know of a way to empty the temp folder (C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Temp) on shutdown?

LizaMoon infection: a blow-by-blow account By Fred Langa Link Removed due to 404 Error A nasty piece of malware known as LizaMoon has hijacked links on millions of websites in the past weeks, including some normally safe iTunes and Google links. Fortunately, LizaMoon is easy to...

Link Removed due to 404 Error The U.S. government is sending some robotic help to Japan to help regain control of the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. A top Energy Department official told a Senate panel Tuesday that a shipment of "radiation hardened robotics" will be sent to Japan to assist...

Japan has reclassified the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant, now placing it at five on the International Nuclear Events Scale. A level four event is classified by the International Atomic Energy Agency as being an accident with local consequences, while a level five incident is...

Chernobyl, the infamous atomic power plant in northern Ukraine, is getting ready for an anniversary. It will be 25 years next month since Reactor No. 4 exploded, causing the worst nuclear disaster in human history. A huge section of Europe was covered in a carcinogenic haze after the April 1986...

Alright so when I used to startup this framework error appeared: Invalid root in registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\win64dll". Someone here mentioned to just go in and delete the win64dll so I did and don't get the error BUT I cannot run a specific...

# windows7 Windows 7 SP1 has arrived on Windows Update , and after installing it, you may be tempted to claim back some of your hard drive space—and many tech sites advise you on how to do so. The How-To Geek suggests waiting a while on that , mostly because you won't know right away if any bugs...

It's time to clean off Windows 7 and install it again. I do this periodically, and I've now settled on the software that will be installed... so it's time to get it done. I'm not in a rush to do this, so I'm trying to do it right :) I'm going to be doing a reinstall of |Firefox - I've been...

I have completely removed several apps using Revo Uninstaller so I know its been completely removed, yet somehow it still remains in the Notification Area Icons area...(The place to turn the icons on or off....) Is there any way to clean this up so the old icons from applications that at one...

To do a total cleanup of my laptop and reinstall Win 7 32bit. It is a: Dell Precision Mobile WorkStation M6400. But a problem immediately with the error message: "A key driver needed for CD - DVD drive is missing" Then just my DVD / CD may malfunction (rails sometimes with CDs)...

This is getting to be a real PITA. I have a bunch of shortcuts on my desktop for applications that I use on a daily basis. (No I don't like pinning. Much prefer my Quick Launch.) I also have a bunch of shortcuts for some of the games that come with Win7 on the desktop. (Solitaire, Chess...

You know how it is, you're the only person in the family who knows what's inside a PC, has a reasonable abilty to resuscitate a sick OS and the right tools to strip and rebuild a printer. Hence along the way I've ended up with drivers files in the drivers folder, entries in the registry, but no...