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flaggy
January 13th, 2004, 10:05 AM
Hello everyone,
The problem I have is that in my add/remove progs,I cant seem to get rid os the items below:-

My Web Search(Outlook,Outlook Express,and Incredimail)
My Web search (Smiley Central)
Search Assistant-My Web Search
Spin For Dough

When I click to remove them,a blank box comes up,and thats it !!!!!!nothing at all happens.
Any ideas..........many thanks,Flaggy

flaggy
January 13th, 2004, 10:06 AM
P.S......I ve ran adaware and spybot but it dint do anything either.........

dammit
January 13th, 2004, 01:18 PM
Hi buddy..try this...download, unzip and run TheKillBox. Press the little button with the >> at the top to expand the form. After you have done that you will see a button at the bottom right labeled Msg(xxx)Find and Kill. Click on it and let the program run.If it finds anything reboot again.
http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/VB_Projects/TheKillBox.zip

flaggy
January 14th, 2004, 06:22 PM
HIYA DAMMIT,
tHANKS FOR THE REPLY.i DID AS DETAILED BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.any other ideas ????

it aint causing a problem ,more annoying that i cant rid it...........

GretaP
January 14th, 2004, 06:28 PM
Hi flaggy,
Are these items in Add/Remove programs that you have uninstalled but are yet still appearing in Add/Remove Programs? If so, you can get rid of the Add/Remove entries by editing the registry:
Start>Run key in regedit then click on OK or hit ENTER.
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft> Windows>CurrentVersion>Uninstall
When you have expanded Uninstall, you can right-click on the "unwanted entries" in the left pane and then choose Delete. Ensure that you only delete items that you know you've uninstalled.

flaggy
January 14th, 2004, 07:18 PM
I'm now resting in peace !!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks GretaP,everything went to plan.

I shall now put the kettle on !!!!!!!!!!

GretaP
January 15th, 2004, 03:30 AM
You're very welcome, flaggy! I'm glad that you can now put the kettle on and relax :D