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  1. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    krohm said:
    tried safe mode, no good

    and of course thats the first thing i tried, opened in windows explorer..
    and its under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, not my user profile data

    so has anyone got any suggestions, registry, anything....
    Your words "Try Any Thing", might be a bit overkill, but system image, would do it.
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  3. krohm
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    Windows 7
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    i never system image, i format reguarly and backup reguarly
    fcking thing, sucks
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  4. davehc
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    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
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    Try looking in the registry at HKEY_Current_User\Software and remove any instance you see there of the program.
    Repeat it in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
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  6. Lordbob75
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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    krohm said:
    i never system image, i format reguarly and backup reguarly
    fcking thing, sucks
    What point did this serve?

    ~Lordbob
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  7. mushroomboy
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    Windows 7, Linux
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    Lordbob75 said:
    krohm said:
    i never system image, i format reguarly and backup reguarly
    fcking thing, sucks
    What point did this serve?

    ~Lordbob

    The hastle of cleaning, when you can install in 30-45 minutes (and can do it while lets say PLAYING GUITAR!!!!) it's just a nice way to clean up. With more and more space being added cleaning up is a bitch sometime. Sometimes things are left behind even when you uninstall and you have to manually clean, but if you've change a lot of **** over a year or so and don't know what to manually clean I just like to re-format my OS partition. I do it in linux too! I think it helps keep things neat, and I'm all about having my dir's neat and clean.
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  8. Lordbob75
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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    mushroomboy said:
    Lordbob75 said:
    krohm said:
    i never system image, i format reguarly and backup reguarly
    fcking thing, sucks
    What point did this serve?

    ~Lordbob

    The hastle of cleaning, when you can install in 30-45 minutes (and can do it while lets say PLAYING GUITAR!!!!) it's just a nice way to clean up. With more and more space being added cleaning up is a bitch sometime. Sometimes things are left behind even when you uninstall and you have to manually clean, but if you've change a lot of **** over a year or so and don't know what to manually clean I just like to re-format my OS partition. I do it in linux too! I think it helps keep things neat, and I'm all about having my dir's neat and clean.
    I meant his post.

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  10. mushroomboy
    Posts : 344
    Windows 7, Linux
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    LOL, well I can't answer that. =P sorry
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  11. krohm
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    Windows 7
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    tried the registry , deleted the entries, still no dice

    damn
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  12. krohm
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    Windows 7
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    Lordbob75 said:
    krohm said:
    i never system image, i format reguarly and backup reguarly
    fcking thing, sucks
    What point did this serve?

    ~Lordbob
    what point did THIS serve?
    Last edited by krohm; 27 Nov 2009 at 01:35.
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  13. krohm
    Posts : 30
    Windows 7
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       New #20

    ok, anyone got any other ideas, it just sais it isnt there,
    'could not find this item
    this is no longer located in
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
    Verify the item's location and try again'

    might be a problem with the software install, its pretty obscure software, ill see if anyone else has had problems with this, or email the company
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