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Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:31 am
by Anakin
So i have Win XP and my question is:
if i see my desktop and then right klick the System menĂ¼ comes up (Symbols,new...). Some programs i've instaled made there a new entry. i know that i can delete this in the registry but i don't know the path.

(and please i'm bad in english but not stupid. I know how to open the registry)

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:19 pm
by 501st_commander
You want to remove the regstry from programs that are installed?

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:40 am
by Anakin
no i have removed it but this is till there

so i've installed a programm and i've removed it BUT i'm on my desktop > rightklick >symbols and there is new: show Symbols and two other ones and i want them to KICK :maulsaber:

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:27 pm
by 501st_commander
Can you post how they would look in English? I dont know german... yet..

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:39 am
by Anakin
what will look in english??

i haven't much time now i will upload some pics soon

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:35 am
by [Padawan]Helkaan
Go in Regedit ==> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ==> SOFTWARE and delete the folder corresponding to your program
(example: for The GIMP, delete the folder GIMP).

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:14 am
by 501st_commander
[Padawan]Helkaan wrote:Go in Regedit ==> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ==> SOFTWARE and delete the folder corresponding to your program
(example: for The GIMP, delete the folder GIMP).
If its adding items to a Context Menu in windows, it would be in a system registry.

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:37 pm
by Anakin
ok the problem isn't away.

what are ffff and askbardis?? google says this is a virus is this correct?? because my firewall says there isn't any virus

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:30 pm
by 501st_commander
Firewalls dont remove viruses. You need an anti-virus program.


Can you post a screen shot of whats not going away?

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:28 am
by Anakin
that's the problem i tryed but it doesn't work on the desktop. so i try again to explain:
1: I install a program
2: i delete this program
3: i'm on my desktop with all this icons.
4: i press the right mous button at a place where is nothing no icon no file no folder only the Desktop.
5: i go with the mous on the first menue entry (it's for order your desktop icons)
6: a new menue apears next to the first.
7: i can choose to order my desktop icons for their names the typ or how big they are.
8: under all this normal things are three new ones from the installed program

i hope my english is well enough

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:13 pm
by 501st_commander
Check and see if the program is in the control panel still

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:07 am
by Anakin
no it isn't

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:02 am
by lucasfart
So basically, you're saying that when you uninstalled this program it didn't delete all the files/settings? Isn't there some programs which make sure that all programs are thoroughly deleted, although I'm not sure if they cost money....

EDIT: This should help you in the future, although it don't think they work with programs which were installed before the uninstaller was installed.

8 Free Uninstallers

To solve your current issue, maybe try re-installing the offending program, then use one of the aforementioned uninstallers to get rid of it once and for all. Hope this helped, and good luck fixing this :thumbs:

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:27 am
by Lozza
Try uninstalling in safe mode? Or run a virus scan in safe mode, 'malwarebytes' ( a virus program that is very good) scans the registry for any unwanted keys.

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:11 am
by Anakin
1st my computer scans every week for virus
2nd in future wouldn't help me if i have a problem NOW

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:39 am
by lucasfart
Anakin wrote:2nd in future wouldn't help me if i have a problem NOW
lucasfart wrote:To solve your current issue, maybe try re-installing the offending program, then use one of the aforementioned uninstallers to get rid of it once and for all. Hope this helped, and good luck fixing this :thumbs:

Re: Windows XP Registry question

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:26 am
by Anakin
the problem isn't so important anymore. i will get Win7 delete all from my PC and then install win7 so the problem will be ....... away