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I was trying to solve another problem when I discovered that. 1) A task for SlimCleanerPlus was there. I deleted the task but am unable to uninstall the files. Revouninstaller (free) does not find it. I see no uninstall for SlimCleanerPlus. How do I uninstall it ? just delete ? C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86_Silent.exe C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SIOUT24061234\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86.msi C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\NAS\nas\presets\Slime.nvp 2) other tasks DriverNavigator Scheduled Scan PMTask Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification logOn Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification monthly Should / can these Tasks be deleted ? How to uninstall ? |
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Freeburne wrote:
I was trying to solve another problem when I discovered that. 1) A task for SlimCleanerPlus was there. I deleted the task but am unable to uninstall the files. Revouninstaller (free) does not find it. I see no uninstall for SlimCleanerPlus. How do I uninstall it ? just delete ? C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86_Silent.exe C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SIOUT24061234\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86.msi C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\NAS\nas\presets\Slime.nvp While I've seen active programs using data files in the temp folder, or installs temporarily putting executables in the temp folder (which should get cleaned out after the install completes), I've only seen spyware or malware running from there. https://slimware.com/slimcleaner Looks like garbagewa low-end tools that you pay for but there are better free single-purpose tools to do the same function as each tool in the overpriced bundle. Don't you ever clean out the temp folders? Either use the included cleanup wizard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_Cleanup_Wizard) or get something better, like CCleaner. If the files cannot be deleted probably means they are currently in use. That means you are loading SlimCleaner on Windows startup on on login. Use msconfig.exe or SysInternals' Autoruns to disable/delete the slimcleaner startup programs (msconfig can only disable while AutoRuns can actually delete). If you can load some config GUI for SlimCleaner then check if it has startup options you can deselect. Alternatively, kill the slimcleaner process(es) and then delete the files. 2) other tasks DriverNavigator Scheduled Scan Do you really want some software nagging you when there are new drivers? You should not be changing drivers unless something is broken or new functionality is included and you can only tell that by visiting the driver vendor's site to find out what got changed or added to THEIR driver. Just because there is a new driver version does not mean YOU want it. New code just means new problems. For example, often code gets added to video drivers to support new games but at the expense of compatibility with old games. Another example: a new version of the Catalyst driver for my AMD video card removed the ability to reset the colors back to the defaults after a video game crashed which left the gamma and colors all screwed up. PMTask The name of a scheduled task often says little to identify what is executed. You'll have to look at the properties of the task to see what it runs. My guess is it has to do with bundled software for Lenovo's power management. https://www.google.com/search?q=pmtask A search on the command ran by the tasks might find something more focused on what YOUR task is running. Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification logOn Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification monthly You already know Windows XP is no longer supported. https://www.404techsupport.com/2014/...ice-reminders/ If you don't see the reminder popups then it's likely the scheduled tasks are configured to expire after some time long ago back in 2014. Should / can these Tasks be deleted ? How to uninstall ? The scheduled tasks will tell you what executable they are running. After uninstalling the program that is scheduled to run (if it is listed), and if the uninstall doesn't delete the scheduled tasks, then disable or delete the unwanted scheduled tasks. |
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:50:19 -0800, Freeburne wrote:
I was trying to solve another problem when I discovered that. 1) A task for SlimCleanerPlus was there. I deleted the task but am unable to uninstall the files. Revouninstaller (free) does not find it. I see no uninstall for SlimCleanerPlus. How do I uninstall it ? just delete ? C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86_Silent.exe C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SIOUT24061234\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86.msi C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\NAS\nas\presets\Slime.nvp 2) other tasks DriverNavigator Scheduled Scan PMTask Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification logOn Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification monthly Should / can these Tasks be deleted ? How to uninstall ? Some low quality softwares do not uninstall themselves cleanly. While you can use a cleaner software, use it with caution. Because such tool may choose the wrong files to delete, and you might end up loosing important files instead. All files within below path are safe to delete. That folder is a place for temporary files that are used by all applications including the OS. Some files may still be in use by an application, so leave those which can't be deleted. C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp Each Windows scheduled task is a *.job file which is stored in C:\WINDOWS\Tasks folder. You can safely delete any scheduled task from Windows Explorer whether the related software is still installed or not. All you'd loose is the scheduled task. If you're not sure what software is related to a scheduled task, open its properties and check the command line. See which program file and path it points to. |
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:50:19 -0800, Freeburne wrote:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\NAS\nas\presets\Slime.nvp That's Nero Animation Studio files. Are you using NeroMix? Or other Ahead product? |
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Freeburne wrote:
I was trying to solve another problem when I discovered that. 1) A task for SlimCleanerPlus was there. I deleted the task but am unable to uninstall the files. Revouninstaller (free) does not find it. I see no uninstall for SlimCleanerPlus. How do I uninstall it ? just delete ? C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86_Silent.exe C:\Documents and Settings\My LENOVO\Local Settings\Temp\SIOUT24061234\SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86.msi C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\NAS\nas\presets\Slime.nvp 2) other tasks DriverNavigator Scheduled Scan PMTask Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification logOn Microsoft Windows End of Service Notification monthly Should / can these Tasks be deleted ? How to uninstall ? You don't want to delete "SlimCleanerPlus_en-US_x86.msi" as it's possible to use msiexec and a file like that, to remove an installation. Once you delete that file, you will *destroy* the automation involved. If the MSI is missing, AppWiz will behave like a scalded cat. https://superuser.com/questions/2935...e-with-msiexec https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...055933#1055933 If I was doing such surgery, first I'd backup C: , and then I'd try a few things. If I botched a command, I would restore from backup. Some program folders include things with names like "uninst" or similar. But these might still have a .msi dependency, if indeed the original installation used a .msi file. There are multiple ways of installing software, and some installers amount to no more than unpacking a tarball. Since you've received a "hint" in this case, by the presence of an actual .msi file, you know which method is being used, and this will reduce the amount of research needed. Badly designed installers, can barely remove the file set they install. Removing registry entries or Scheduled Tasks or Startup Items, who really knows whether those got handled. But once most of the file set is removed, that tends to neuter the other stuff, and the only remaining side effect might be erroneous entries being added to EventVwr all the time. I am philosophically opposed to doing uninstalls this way... except in cases where you have good evidence that a single command will do a thorough job. For example, what if a procedure you use, doesn't update Add/Remove status properly ? I think the .msi method is pretty good this way, but there are lots of things that could go wrong. HTH, Paul |
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