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  #46  
Old January 25th 09, 04:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Max Wachtel
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:14:02 -0800 (PST), Carl, in
,
after much thought, came up with this jewel:
WOW! What a gold mine of sites to bookmark and checkout.

Thank you very much for those.

Carl


Your welcome- ingest slowly!

max
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  #47  
Old January 25th 09, 04:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Max Wachtel
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Default Deleting Programs

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:14:02 -0800 (PST), Carl, in
,
after much thought, came up with this jewel:
WOW! What a gold mine of sites to bookmark and checkout.

Thank you very much for those.

Carl


Your welcome- ingest slowly!

max
--
Virus Removal http://max.shplink.com/removal.html
Keep Clean http://max.shplink.com/keepingclean.html
Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply by email.
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  #48  
Old January 25th 09, 06:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
beamish
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"Carl" wrote:

On Jan 24, 4:46 pm, beamish wrote:
"Carl" wrote:
Leonard Grey wrote:
"...get rid of those 11 games that M/S installs and that I will never use"


Easy...when you know how. Go to Control Panel Add or Remove Programs
Add/Remove Windows Components.


Hi Leonard -


I found my way to this, but it failed to remove the games.


I clicked on the Add/Remove Windows Components and got the Windows
Components Wizard.


I selected Accessories and Utilities Details Games, and then
checked the box for Games, then OK, then Next and the Wizard ran and
finished with the message that I had successfully completed the
Wizards Component Wizard.


However, when I navigate to All Programs Games then choose one of
the games, the game opens.


It's still there.


See anything I am going wrong???


Again, many thanks for your help and patience.
Carl


Hello,
I beleive the first six games are internet links to on-line games.
In the correct area but I beleive you should uncheck not check.
Click on the "details" button after you highlight games, another
page will open with a list of each game, uncheck each game then "ok".
Then uncheck "games" then ok. Continue to use "ok" until you clear
out of Windows Components.
Please excuse my butting in, hope you do not mind.
take care.
beamish.


Hmmm. There are some /very/ fundamental differences between Windows
and Macs that are /most/ puzzling to an old brain like mine.

You were right, Beamish, I had to /uncheck/ those boxes, not check
them.

In the Mac OS, you would have had to /check/ them in a situation such
as that.

The only one that hasn't been deleted is Pinball. It did not show up
in the list proferred in Add/Remove tool

Thanks for the help,
Carl

Hello, You are welcome.
Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack
take care.
beamish.




  #49  
Old January 25th 09, 06:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
beamish
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Default Deleting Programs



"Carl" wrote:

On Jan 24, 4:46 pm, beamish wrote:
"Carl" wrote:
Leonard Grey wrote:
"...get rid of those 11 games that M/S installs and that I will never use"


Easy...when you know how. Go to Control Panel Add or Remove Programs
Add/Remove Windows Components.


Hi Leonard -


I found my way to this, but it failed to remove the games.


I clicked on the Add/Remove Windows Components and got the Windows
Components Wizard.


I selected Accessories and Utilities Details Games, and then
checked the box for Games, then OK, then Next and the Wizard ran and
finished with the message that I had successfully completed the
Wizards Component Wizard.


However, when I navigate to All Programs Games then choose one of
the games, the game opens.


It's still there.


See anything I am going wrong???


Again, many thanks for your help and patience.
Carl


Hello,
I beleive the first six games are internet links to on-line games.
In the correct area but I beleive you should uncheck not check.
Click on the "details" button after you highlight games, another
page will open with a list of each game, uncheck each game then "ok".
Then uncheck "games" then ok. Continue to use "ok" until you clear
out of Windows Components.
Please excuse my butting in, hope you do not mind.
take care.
beamish.


Hmmm. There are some /very/ fundamental differences between Windows
and Macs that are /most/ puzzling to an old brain like mine.

You were right, Beamish, I had to /uncheck/ those boxes, not check
them.

In the Mac OS, you would have had to /check/ them in a situation such
as that.

The only one that hasn't been deleted is Pinball. It did not show up
in the list proferred in Add/Remove tool

Thanks for the help,
Carl

Hello, You are welcome.
Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack
take care.
beamish.




  #50  
Old January 26th 09, 01:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Carl[_6_]
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Default Deleting Programs

Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack


Hi Beamish -

Thank you for the clarifying data on where Pinball is buried and for
the tip on the better Find program. I find myself doing in Windows
exactly what I did over the years in Macintosh: discovering and
adding terrific freeware programs that beat the pants off their
equivalent that comes with the operating system.

One of the Mac equivalents of Agentransack don't like the ransack
part of that name! is NotLight, meaning not Searchlight, Searchlight
being the native Apple search utility. It's buggy and doesn't find
everything. NotLight finds everything.

Again, thanks for the help.
Carl
  #51  
Old January 26th 09, 01:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Carl[_6_]
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Posts: 89
Default Deleting Programs

Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack


Hi Beamish -

Thank you for the clarifying data on where Pinball is buried and for
the tip on the better Find program. I find myself doing in Windows
exactly what I did over the years in Macintosh: discovering and
adding terrific freeware programs that beat the pants off their
equivalent that comes with the operating system.

One of the Mac equivalents of Agentransack don't like the ransack
part of that name! is NotLight, meaning not Searchlight, Searchlight
being the native Apple search utility. It's buggy and doesn't find
everything. NotLight finds everything.

Again, thanks for the help.
Carl
  #52  
Old January 26th 09, 04:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
beamish
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Posts: 213
Default Deleting Programs



"Carl" wrote:

Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack


Hi Beamish -

Thank you for the clarifying data on where Pinball is buried and for
the tip on the better Find program. I find myself doing in Windows
exactly what I did over the years in Macintosh: discovering and
adding terrific freeware programs that beat the pants off their
equivalent that comes with the operating system.

One of the Mac equivalents of Agentransack don't like the ransack
part of that name! is NotLight, meaning not Searchlight, Searchlight
being the native Apple search utility. It's buggy and doesn't find
everything. NotLight finds everything.

Again, thanks for the help.
Carl

Hello, You are welcome.
A thought concerning Windows OS.
Do to the abundance of nefarious software, would suggest
three (3) areas for research.
Backup capability, maintenance and security.
take care.
beamish.

  #53  
Old January 26th 09, 04:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
beamish
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 213
Default Deleting Programs



"Carl" wrote:

Pinball seems to be setup in a different way.
In C:\program files\windowsnt\pinball (a folder).
Then in C:\windows\inf and C:\windows\help
Finally in C:\windows\system32\dllcache is the
back up .exe for pinball.

I use a free program to locate items in Windows.
It is faster and does a more complete search,
then the Windows search feature.
Agentransack (free version).http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack


Hi Beamish -

Thank you for the clarifying data on where Pinball is buried and for
the tip on the better Find program. I find myself doing in Windows
exactly what I did over the years in Macintosh: discovering and
adding terrific freeware programs that beat the pants off their
equivalent that comes with the operating system.

One of the Mac equivalents of Agentransack don't like the ransack
part of that name! is NotLight, meaning not Searchlight, Searchlight
being the native Apple search utility. It's buggy and doesn't find
everything. NotLight finds everything.

Again, thanks for the help.
Carl

Hello, You are welcome.
A thought concerning Windows OS.
Do to the abundance of nefarious software, would suggest
three (3) areas for research.
Backup capability, maintenance and security.
take care.
beamish.

 




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