What's new New posts New profile posts Latest activity. Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. Log in Register. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. Most programs that are compatible with Windows will include an uninstall program as well.
Once you uninstall a program, it should be removed from the list of installed programs. However, on occasion, as you may have already discovered, a program that is uninstalled is not removed from the programs list. In such cases, you can manually remove it by editing the registry. Not sure how to use the system registry?
Check out Bo's Tweaky Clean Windows. Navigate to the following system key:. Under the list of installed programs, delete the sub key for the program you want to remove from the programs list. So, let see how it is done and nothing could be easier. Once you've downloaded a new font, how do you install it in Windows so that other applications can use it?
First, open control panel, and then double-click the Fonts icon. If you don't see the Fonts icon when you first open Control Panel, you may have to click on Appearance and Themes first.
Then look up in the top left under "See Also. Once the Fonts window opens up, there are two ways to install your new font. One way is just to drag and drop the font file into the Fonts window. For instance if the font file is sitting on your desktop, just click down and hold with the left mouse button, drag the file over the Fonts window, and release the left mouse button.
The other way is to click on the File menu in the upper left part of the Fonts window, and choose "Install New Font The file will automatically be copied to the Fonts folder. Invariably we receive a few emails every week asking what are the keyboard commands for Microsoft products. Now then, I do not mind answering questions but when they come up as much as this does, it is time to place it on the web for our readers satisfaction. I suggest that you print this list out so that you have a hard copy handy until you know what to do without even thinking.
Not thinking is our second most favorite thing to do. When you use the Search function in Windows XP, it includes any compressed or zipped folders in the search. If you have a lot of folders on your computer that are compressed, this can slow down the search. If you rarely use this function, performance may not be a concern to you. However, there is a way that you can configure Windows XP to not include your compressed folders when performing searches. Personally, I have so many folders on my computer that are in a compressed format could be an occupational hazard.
Once I disabled Windows XP search from looking in my compressed folders, I did notice an increase in search performance. So on that note, if you're interested in speeding things up, here is what you have to do. Simply open the run command from the Start Menu and type the following command:. The script method is outlined in article and is designed to work on Corporate Edition installations that use a VLK and do not require activation.
It may work on a Home or Professional installation, but I have not tested this scenario. Warning The following instructions involve editing your system registry. Using the Windows Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that require the reinstallation of your operating system and possible loss of data.
BLCOW does not support problems that arise from editing your registry. Use the Registry Editor and the following directions at your own risk. Change at least one character of this value to either a number from 0 to 9 or to a letter from A to F, then click OK and close the Registry Editor. This renders the current product key invalid and deactivates Windows. Select the option to telephone a Microsoft customer service representative to activate Windows and click Next.
Truthfully, you are not going to remove the wizard from the computer; you are simply preventing the wizard from ever popping up again. Begin by logging into Windows 7 using an account that has administrative privileges. You should now be looking at the Local Group Policy Editor. Be sure to click on the Desktop folder rather than expanding it. In the right hand pane, locate and double click on an entry labeled Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard. You should now be looking at the Remove the Desktop Cleaning Wizard window.
If no one has changed this setting before, the current state should be Not Configured. Click on the Enabled option, click the OK button, and you are done. How quickly will I get my solution? We can't guarantee quick solutions - Experts Exchange isn't a help desk.
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