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12 Nov 09

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11 Nov 09

Process Explorer

"Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded."

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The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.
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06 Nov 09

Article | Remove Software Not Listed Under Add/ Remove Program

"It may happen many a times that you install a program and it doesn't show up under Add/ Remove Program in Windows XP. This problem can occur if the program you installed creates a registry key name that is longer than 60 characters in length. Add/Remove Programs only lists program names it locates up to the point it encounters this situation. Follow the steps given to solve the problem:"

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It may happen many a times that you install a program and it doesn't show up
under Add/ Remove Program in Windows XP. This problem can occur if the program
you installed creates a registry key name that is longer than 60 characters in
length. Add/Remove Programs only lists program names it locates up to the point
it encounters this situation. Follow the steps given to solve the
problem:

1. Go to C:\Windows\Inf folder. In the right pane, scroll down
to sysoc.inf. Open it with notepad. It will look
like…
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7

2.
The word "HIDE" in an entry hides that application from your Add/Remove Programs
dialog box. To add Pinball to the Add/Remove menu, delete the word HIDE from its
entry. Leave the commas that surround it.

3.
Save the file. Check for the new entries in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box
after you restart your computer.
- My favorite computer clean up program, jv powertools, is the best for finding these little programs that suck up your registry space but cant be removed. It's almost 40 dollars however, so its good to find a DIY method for finding these programs. - on 2009-11-01
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Alternate Method (when the programs are not in sysoc.inf file)

1. Right
click the Program's shortcut/ Properties to gain the target path where the
application folder is located. Delete the folder.

2. Go to
Start/Run/Msconfig/Startup and make sure it is not listed or checked there. If
so, uncheck it.

3. Remove the program listing from registry by going
here: Start/Run/Regedit

For items that were in the Start menu, Programs,
Startup folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. You'll find a subkey for each disabled
item.

For items loaded from the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg. Again,
you'll find a subkey for each disabled item.

Again while in Regedit,
navigate to this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications. If the program is
listed, right click, delete.

4. Go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder
Options/File Types. If the program file type is listed, either use Change or
Delete.

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