Would like to remove Microsoft Office Click-To-Run 2010 (Protected)

When I open "Computer", there appears under "Hard Drives" this:

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run 2010 (Protected) (Q

Q: also shows up in file manager programs.

I tried uninstalling but it just is not there.

So how do I remove that icon/listing/whatever from "Computer" and the
other file managers?

Thanks.

Juan Wei wrote:
When I open "Computer", there appears under "Hard Drives" this:

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run 2010 (Protected) (Q

Q: also shows up in file manager programs.

I tried uninstalling but it just is not there.

So how do I remove that icon/listing/whatever from "Computer" and the
other file managers?

This article^1 says that the Q drive and CTR are installed when such as
Office Starter is installed.

When you say "I tried uninstalling... " that statement is ambiguous.

It could mean that you do not want anything to do with Office Starter or
any of its features such as the virtual Q drive and the icon and you
want everything uninstalled, Starter, CTR, the virtual Q drive etc.

OR

It could alternatively mean that you DO want Office functionality but
you don't like the icon or the virtual Q drive.

If you want to get rid of the whole enchilada, you would uninstall the
Office Starter (or similar) and then follow the instructions in the
article linked below to get rid of the residual virtual drive which gets
left behind after uninstallation.

If you don't want to get rid of the whole Office enchilada but only the
icon or the Q drive evidence, you should say so clearly and
unambiguously in your question.


^1
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/11/25/how...virtual-drive/
How To Remove The Office 2010 Starter Virtual Drive



--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter has written on 12/17/2013 5:54 PM:
Juan Wei wrote:
When I open "Computer", there appears under "Hard Drives" this:

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run 2010 (Protected) (Q

Q: also shows up in file manager programs.

I tried uninstalling but it just is not there.

So how do I remove that icon/listing/whatever from "Computer" and the
other file managers?

This article^1 says that the Q drive and CTR are installed when such as
Office Starter is installed.

When you say "I tried uninstalling... " that statement is ambiguous.

It could mean that you do not want anything to do with Office Starter or
any of its features such as the virtual Q drive and the icon and you
want everything uninstalled, Starter, CTR, the virtual Q drive etc.

OR

It could alternatively mean that you DO want Office functionality but
you don't like the icon or the virtual Q drive.

If you want to get rid of the whole enchilada, you would uninstall the
Office Starter (or similar) and then follow the instructions in the
article linked below to get rid of the residual virtual drive which gets
left behind after uninstallation.

If you don't want to get rid of the whole Office enchilada but only the
icon or the Q drive evidence, you should say so clearly and
unambiguously in your question.

^1
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/11/25/how...virtual-drive/
How To Remove The Office 2010 Starter Virtual Drive

I've already uninstalled Office Starter *and* Office 2010, yet the drive
icon remains.

Juan Wei wrote:
Mike Easter

If you want to get rid of the whole enchilada, you would uninstall the
Office Starter (or similar) and then follow the instructions in the
article linked below to get rid of the residual virtual drive which gets
left behind after uninstallation.

^1
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/11/25/how...virtual-drive/
How To Remove The Office 2010 Starter Virtual Drive

I've already uninstalled Office Starter *and* Office 2010, yet the drive
icon remains.

The article says:

Open the Windows Control Panel and search for the Programs and Features
applet. Locate Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 (or another version
depending on the Office Starter version installed) and select to
uninstall it.

It also says:

Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 gets installed alongside Microsoft
Office Starter 2010. This is the program responsible for the creation of
the virtual drive on the operating system.

That article doesn't do anything in the registry.

That article also says that after the above, a restart is necessary to
get rid of the virtual drive.


--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter has written on 12/18/2013 11:34 AM:

The article says:

Open the Windows Control Panel and search for the Programs and Features
applet.

Did that.

Locate Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 (or another version
depending on the Office Starter version installed) and select to
uninstall it.

Not present. (I.e., already uninstalled at some earlier point in time.)

It also says:

Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 gets installed alongside Microsoft
Office Starter 2010. This is the program responsible for the creation of
the virtual drive on the operating system.

MP Starter is also missing.

That article doesn't do anything in the registry.

Articles never do. :-) However, an uninstall will make changed to the
registry, so I guess I missed your point.

That article also says that after the above, a restart is necessary to
get rid of the virtual drive.

Done and done. The F***er is still there.

Mike Easter wrote:
Juan Wei wrote:
Mike Easter

If you want to get rid of the whole enchilada, you would uninstall the
Office Starter (or similar) and then follow the instructions in the
article linked below to get rid of the residual virtual drive which
gets
left behind after uninstallation.

^1
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/11/25/how...virtual-drive/

How To Remove The Office 2010 Starter Virtual Drive

I've already uninstalled Office Starter *and* Office 2010, yet the drive
icon remains.

The article says:

Open the Windows Control Panel and search for the Programs and
Features applet. Locate Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 (or another
version depending on the Office Starter version installed) and select
to uninstall it.

It also says:

Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 gets installed alongside Microsoft
Office Starter 2010. This is the program responsible for the creation
of the virtual drive on the operating system.

That article doesn't do anything in the registry.

That article also says that after the above, a restart is necessary to
get rid of the virtual drive.


I've been searching for a way to stop the DAILY pop-up ... telling me
to UPDATE the Microsoft Office 2010 Starter program.

This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs [that I know of], but friends of mine
occasionally send me something that requires a Power Point viewer, is it
tied to Office, or are there any other features I would lose ... if I
uninstalled all of the Office programs, that I am unaware of? Do I
need that virtual drive mentioned above? Or does someone know how I
can stop that nagging pop up any other way? : ) TIA .....

bj

chicagofan wrote:
I've been searching for a way to stop the DAILY pop-up ... telling me
to UPDATE the Microsoft Office 2010 Starter program.

This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to
Run?

I don't use MS Office programs [that I know of], but friends of mine
occasionally send me something that requires a Power Point viewer, is
it tied to Office, or are there any other features I would lose ... if
I uninstalled all of the Office programs, that I am unaware of? Do I
need that virtual drive mentioned above? Or does someone know how I
can stop that nagging pop up any other way? : ) TIA .....

bj

I modified the header to reflect the additional question pending, since
the original thread was so old. I added to that thread, because it
explained why I was worried about just trying to uninstall these Office
programs. Your patience is appreciated.
bj

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:00:10 -0400, chicagofan wrote:
This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs


If you don't remove them, then I can't imagine any issue if you
uninstall them via Control Panel*» Programs and Features.

Click-to-Run in Office 2010 was verkakte. By all reports it's better
in Office 2013, at least if you deploy it as On Premises.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

chicagofan wrote:


I've been searching for a way to stop the DAILY pop-up ... telling me
to UPDATE the Microsoft Office 2010 Starter program.

This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs [that I know of], but friends of mine
occasionally send me something that requires a Power Point viewer, is it
tied to Office, or are there any other features I would lose ... if I
uninstalled all of the Office programs, that I am unaware of? Do I
need that virtual drive mentioned above? Or does someone know how I
can stop that nagging pop up any other way? : ) TIA .....


If you don't use Office why keep it installed.

Uninstall Office 2010 Starter
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980557

If you need a Powerpoint Viewer without the need for Powerpoint
installed see.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=13

Viewers are also available for Word and Excel
Word
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ails.aspx?id=4
Excel
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=10


--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

Stan Brown wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:00:10 -0400, chicagofan wrote:
This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs

If you don't remove them, then I can't imagine any issue if you
uninstall them via Control Panel » Programs and Features.

Click-to-Run in Office 2010 was verkakte. By all reports it's better
in Office 2013, at least if you deploy it as On Premises.

I trust you are telling me if I don't use Office, I won't disable any
other programs/features if I remove those 3 programs.

Thanks, Stan.
bj

.. . .winston wrote:
chicagofan wrote:


I've been searching for a way to stop the DAILY pop-up ... telling me
to UPDATE the Microsoft Office 2010 Starter program.

This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click
to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs [that I know of], but friends of mine
occasionally send me something that requires a Power Point viewer, is it
tied to Office, or are there any other features I would lose ... if I
uninstalled all of the Office programs, that I am unaware of? Do I
need that virtual drive mentioned above? Or does someone know how I
can stop that nagging pop up any other way? : ) TIA .....


If you don't use Office why keep it installed.

Uninstall Office 2010 Starter
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980557

If you need a Powerpoint Viewer without the need for Powerpoint
installed see.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=13

Viewers are also available for Word and Excel
Word
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ails.aspx?id=4
Excel
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=10


Thanks for the links, Winston. I probably will need that one for
Powerpoint especially.
bj

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:27:33 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:00:10 -0400, chicagofan wrote:
This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs


If you don't remove them, then I can't imagine any issue if you
^^^^^^^

Arrgghh! I meant, "if you don't _use_ them"!

uninstall them via Control Panel*» Programs and Features.

Click-to-Run in Office 2010 was verkakte. By all reports it's better
in Office 2013, at least if you deploy it as On Premises.



--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

Stan Brown wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:27:33 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:00:10 -0400, chicagofan wrote:
This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs

If you don't remove them, then I can't imagine any issue if you
^^^^^^^

Arrgghh! I meant, "if you don't _use_ them"!

uninstall them via Control Panel » Programs and Features.

Click-to-Run in Office 2010 was verkakte. By all reports it's better
in Office 2013, at least if you deploy it as On Premises.

LOL ... I guessed your keyboard didn't type what you were thinking.

I've had that happen to me, and unfortunately my mistakes usually aren't that easy to figure out.
bj

On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:08:11 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:27:33 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:00:10 -0400, chicagofan wrote:
This message didn't address that, but did make me wonder if I could
SAFELY remove the 3 programs I have for Office 2010, Starter, Click to Run?

I don't use MS Office programs

If you don't remove them, then I can't imagine any issue if you ^^^^^^^

Arrgghh! I meant, "if you don't _use_ them"!

Here I thought you were offering technical advice, namely that if you
properly uninstall them, rather than just deleting directories, you'll
be fine.

It seemed like good advice to me...

uninstall them via Control Panel*» Programs and Features.

Click-to-Run in Office 2010 was verkakte. By all reports it's better
in Office 2013, at least if you deploy it as On Premises.


--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"chicagofan" wrote in message
...

I don't use MS Office programs [that I know of], but friends of mine
occasionally send me something that requires a Power Point viewer, is it
tied to Office, or are there any other features I would lose

MS has (or had a decade ago) a free standalone PP utility, to run
PP files on PCs without MS Office. It runs OK.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)