[access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
- From: "Alasdair King" <alasdairking@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:48:43 +0100
If you navigate to the unwanted shortcut in the Start menu, then hit
Shift and F10 to bring up the right-click menu, you should find
"Delete" in the list of options. That'll delete the shortcut if not
the program.
Alasdair
On 8/20/07, Wendy Sharpe <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kevin
>
> Many thanks for this. It wasn't there, but I managed to stop something else
> starting up that I didn't want.
>
> I must say this thread has taught me a few new things, as I wouldn't
> normally play around like this unless I was a proper computer engineer, but
> some of you brilliant people give the rest of us a lot of confidence.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Wendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> kevin and Emma
> Sent: 20 August 2007 09:42
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
>
> hi, not sure if this has been suggested as yet, but go to msconfig and then
> to the start up tab and see if it's hiding in there. uncheck it if it is and
>
> restart the pc. to get to msconfig, type msconfig.exe into the run dialogue.
> kevin - (lord l)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:42 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
>
>
> > Steve
> >
> > Good idea, but not there either. I have gone down the list several times,
> > but can't find anything that sounds the least like what I am looking for.
> > Not to worry.
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Steve Nutt
> > Sent: 19 August 2007 23:07
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
> >
> > Hi Wendy,
> >
> > Is it in services? Some programs are hidden there. Go to the run menu
> > and
> > type services.msc, and see if it is there. If it is, then press the
> > context
> > key, and arrow down to stop service. Now you will be able to delete it,
> > once it is stopped.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Wendy Sharpe
> > Sent: 19 August 2007 20:08
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Not so. Not in system tray or startup, so can't do anything about it. I
> > don't know what Movie Maker does, and I don't know why the prompt should
> > say
> > it is being used by another person or program. I have also found another
> > program called Quicktime, and can't get rid of that either. I think I
> > might
> > just give up!
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Steve Nutt
> > Sent: 19 August 2007 19:24
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: UNWANTED PROGRAMS
> >
> > Hi Wendy,
> >
> > It sounds like that program is loaded at startup in services or the
> > startup
> > program. Have a look in System tray, and see if you can close it from
> > there.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Wendy Sharpe
> > Sent: 19 August 2007 17:29
> > To: 'UK access'
> > Subject: [access-uk] UNWANTED PROGRAMS
> >
> > Thanks to whoever suggested doing a search and deleting the folders. This
> > worked fine with Snapfish, but it won't let me get rid of Movie Maker. A
> > delete error message comes up saying that another person or computer is
> > using the program. This is rubbish, as I am the only one who uses this
> > computer.
> >
> > Wendy
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