software removal

since my last automatic update, Media player and movie maker have now stopped. I wish windows would STOP dictating what programmes we use. I am well used to these programmes. i do not want to change and want to carry on using them. So windows team, kindly return the programmnes you have removed...

I have uninstalled old games and programs that does not remove Microsoft Visual C++. Is there a program or a way to find out which program installed is using which version of Visual C++? Can newer version of Visual C++ 2008 x86 9.0 30729.6161 replace all older versions of 2008 9.0s?

OK, When using Google Chrome, Twitch or YouTube or pretty much anything, my computer will freeze for 40 seconds and then come back. I have been using Microsoft Edge for 2 days and no freezes. (with a little waterfox) SO, now, the only google browser I have installed is Google Chrome portable...

Hi, How do I remove RealPlayer Cloud, since it doesn't appear on the program list in the Control Panel? If I try to delete the folders <Real> and <RealNetworks>, it displays the message "Folder or file in it open by another program". Thx, Boss

Hi: Secunia PSI shows MS SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition has reached EOL, and needs to be updated: The update link leads to MS SQL Server site, no further headway. It appears that this version of SQL Server is associated with Photo Gallery, and installed as part of Windows Live Essentials...

Hi Here's a list of Anti-Virus Uninstallers by ESET! I think they have covered the field. You can always Google, but It's nice to have them all in one place!;) Sense everyone is helping members with issues today, thought I would add this. As always with my threads; move, delete, or what needs to...

basically while I'm on my computer I'm finding at random times my computer monitor goes black similar to how you switch sources except it stays black and I can't do anything about it ovi I went into safemode and tried to deal with it by downloading software to remove old drivers as that is what...

Using W7, Home premium 64bit. I have a problem with certain "controls" in my WMP 12, in that I am not able to record a programme running on Internet TV. This was possible when I had XP and WMP - I think, 10. It is also not shown in my Control Panel, but appears in my programme Files. Would I be...

I mistakenly downloaded Dictonary Boss / mindspark tool bar on my laptop and now I can't get rid of it . It dosen't show up on my list of programs in control panel . It does show up on the start menu in my computer check up . when I open the file from there and try to deleat it ,a message...

I had some malware on my laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) which I removed. I also stopped some things like Skype loading automatically. But when I do a start up the system is trying to load the following file - c:\program data\EsopInfo\Esopjafo.dat. I've no idea what this is and can't find any...

Problems: Your computer has been infiltrated with browser redirection malware. This redirection malware often jumps you over to to a fake Java website which is a phishing scam. Once you arrive on this page, by clicking on a hyperlink and being redirected, do not click on anything on that page...

Windows 8.1 Hi, I had an issue with the general user folder name, which was shown as "Alex_000". Although this was a cosmetic issue only, I wanted to change this to "Alex". I successfully managed this by changing about 50 entries in the registry (via regedit). So fine so good. Now I found...

This is a minor issue but it is bugging me. I have uninstalled "HP Coolsense" from my PC and can't find a reference to it anywhere. But it still shows up in my windows search (the one that shows up from the right) . . with an icon and everything (unfortunately I can't snip that but I could the...

How do i totally remove pirrit suggestor? I don't remember visiting malicious website or downloading maclicious software into my computer and i'm having this green icon that revealed that my computer is infected with the adware called pirrit suggestor. When i checked my task manager, i found out...

I had a problem with snap.do becoming installed on my win 7 machine. Ran uninstall, ccleaner and spybot which removed the problem, however the name snap.do engine still remains in control panel features and programs. I have also done a registry edit and can find no software relating to this...

Hello, I can't seem to uninstall Trend Micro's Clean Boot. It is part of Trend Micro Titanium 2014. Uninstalled the program thru Add/Remove Programs and then also used their uninstall tool. Edited the registry deleting all Trend Micro references I could locate but it still comes up as an option...

That's right: It keeps setting all these Microsoft programs to the "allowed" list. I don't use them, I don't need them, and I have half a mind to destroy their respective directories, because windows seems to want to hang on to them for some ungodly reason. Every time I update windows, a...

Today I tried to save a file to my flash drive and found that when I saved the file it also created a shortcut for the file. I attempted to delete the file, I was able to delete it but then a second later the file returned. I thought maybe it was the flash drive but when I was searching my...

Not sure what is going on here. I had firefox running and suddenly this browser has taken a turn for the worse...adverts up the ying yang. Now it appears I have lost functionality of Windows IE9 browser. Browser says I have IE10 installed...I hit the home icon and I am taken to Firefox. What...

I have a very old midi sequencer program that I was just yesterday finally able to get working in Win 7 HP 64. The output ports available to use are: A MS GS Wavetable synth (default) B Delta AP Midi Obviously I do not want to use the wavetable synth at all. In XP I could assign a default...