I tried to use DVD 43 but it didn't work with my burner software. I tried to uninstall, but I can't get totally rid of it no matter what I do. I tried all the suggestions on the forum , but none will totally remove it. I still have the little yellow face on the tool bar, and when I do a find file function there it is...but it will not let me delete it. What's up????

Use Ccleaner (registry cleaner)

Defrag your system.

Reboot.

how are you deleting DVD43? do you just delete or do you go to CONTROL PANEL and then uninstall from the list there? check your START UP programs and make sure that DVD43 is not listed there or take it out! then do an uninstall! run your registry cleaner and defrag and reboot. Problem should be gone then!

I did exactly as you suggested...downloaded CCleaner, used it...
de- fraged, re-booted...it's still there. When I do a find file...it shows up but cannot be deleted. Control panel un-installer didn't do it either. What the heck? One thing did change...the yellow face is now white...but mine is now red.

Originally posted by RandyLWi:

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the yellow face is now white...but mine is now red.

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sorry couldn't resist, that's great

when you try to uninstall........ is there a DVD in your drive when you attempt the uninstall? If there is then DVD43 is trying to work.... and maybe that's why it won't uninstall!!!

Pardon my giggling fits...this is classic.

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the yellow face is now white...but mine is now red.

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Sorry...i feel for you, i really do, but that comment killed me. :-D

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is there a DVD in your drive when you attempt the uninstall? If there is then DVD43 is trying to work.... and maybe that's why it won't uninstall!!!

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And Ihoe strikes again! Good call...check that and post back. We'll get it figured out yet.

@Ihoe
Good call bro.

Hit Ctrl + Alt + Del. Go to processes, find dvd43 among the list of programs. End it. Then Uninstall it.

No DVD in the drive...

Right click on the icon on the desktop or the directory folder of DVD43 in Program Files; select Unlocker. In the small window that opens up, click on the pull-down arrow and choose Delete.
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/deskto...nt/unlocker.cfm

The Unlocker idea didn't work...when I right clicked the icon nothing like that appeared...however I found the DVD453 in the Startup menu and disabled it. Then believe it or not I was able to delete it...now it's finally gone. Interesting side bar...when I downloaded and ran the registry cleaner as one suggested...my DVD Drive and DVD Burner both suddenly ceased to function. They would not appear in my computer. I found another person discussing the same problem in the forum, used the suggested fix, and it worked great (something with upper and lower filters)....I am back in business after only 4 or 5 hours of head scratching. Thanks to AfterDawn.com. Bless You All!

Randy try this

click http://download.microsoft.com/download/e...1bd/msicuu2.exe
to download a cleanup program from the Microsoft Web site.

2. Next you'll need to agree to a series of security warnings. After the install process has completed, click Finish.

3. Click Start in the lower left corner of your screen and from the Start menu, select All Programs, or Programs. Look for a new program called Windows Install Cleanup. Click on this program and a new window will open up on your desktop.

4. Go through the entire list displayed in the window, and look for anything with the word dvd43. Click on that entry, and select the option to remove dvd43. You will need to remove any files listed in here related to dvd43

5. After all of the dvd43 files have been removed, close the Windows Installer Clean Up utility window, and restart your computer.

as quoted by Ihoe:

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check your START UP programs and make sure that DVD43 is not listed there or take it out!

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as quoted by RandyLWi:

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however I found the DVD453 in the Startup menu and disabled it. Then believe it or not I was able to delete it...now it's finally gone

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thank you ...... thank you!!!! as I pat myself on the back! LOL

*pats Ihoe on the back*

Good show! :-)

Originally posted by RandyLWi:

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I tried to use DVD 43 but it didn't work with my burner software. I tried to uninstall, but I can't get totally rid of it no matter what I do. I tried all the suggestions on the forum , but none will totally remove it. I still have the little yellow face on the tool bar, and when I do a find file function there it is...but it will not let me delete it. What's up????

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Originally posted by vgalgano:

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Originally posted by RandyLWi:

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I tried to use DVD 43 but it didn't work with my burner software. I tried to uninstall, but I can't get totally rid of it no matter what I do. I tried all the suggestions on the forum , but none will totally remove it. I still have the little yellow face on the tool bar, and when I do a find file function there it is...but it will not let me delete it. What's up????

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So what's the question ?

Originally posted by iluvendo:

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Originally posted by vgalgano:

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Originally posted by RandyLWi:

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I tried to use DVD 43 but it didn't work with my burner software. I tried to uninstall, but I can't get totally rid of it no matter what I do. I tried all the suggestions on the forum , but none will totally remove it. I still have the little yellow face on the tool bar, and when I do a find file function there it is...but it will not let me delete it. What's up????

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So what's the question ?

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Someone mentioned "Unlocker. Sometimes that might not be an available option.
The only way I got rid of my 55000+(as in fifty thousand,and you can call me "chump"!!) 1Kb rar files that were generated on my desktop(God, what a nightmare!) was using a small batch script placed in Startup and reboot. You can delete that way files that are locked by a certain process without installing another application(which sometimes might be impossible if the PC is semi frozen).

Originally posted by RandyLWi:

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I tried to use DVD 43 but it didn't work with my burner software. I tried to uninstall, but I can't get totally rid of it no matter what I do. I tried all the suggestions on the forum , but none will totally remove it. I still have the little yellow face on the tool bar, and when I do a find file function there it is...but it will not let me delete it. What's up????

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Originally posted by IHoe:

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how are you deleting DVD43? do you just delete or do you go to CONTROL PANEL and then uninstall from the list there? check your START UP programs and make sure that DVD43 is not listed there or take it out! then do an uninstall! run your registry cleaner and defrag and reboot. Problem should be gone then!

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@vgalgano.......didn't you read this thread to find your solution?

Originally posted by IHoe:

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Originally posted by IHoe:

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how are you deleting DVD43? do you just delete or do you go to CONTROL PANEL and then uninstall from the list there? check your START UP programs and make sure that DVD43 is not listed there or take it out! then do an uninstall! run your registry cleaner and defrag and reboot. Problem should be gone then!

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@vgalgano.......didn't you read this thread to find your solution?

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Maybe i missed something here...but is there even a question from this poster yet?

by vgalgano quoting RandyLWi (the original poster of this thread) I thought he/she had same problem...... sorry if I missunderstood vgalgano.... but why else would he quote the original poster of the thread with the same problem? too difficult to understand newbies! LOL

You must exit from dvd43 before you can delete it. Hope it help.

Originally posted by catfreak:

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Hit Ctrl + Alt + Del. Go to processes, find dvd43 among the list of programs. End it. Then Uninstall it.

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^ Ta-Dah! ^