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Delete Screensaver Listing

Discussion in 'Windows - General discussion' started by tboy34, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. tboy34

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    There is a screensaver that I deleted a long time ago. Yet, it still shows up as being there in the screensaver listing. Is there a way to delete this?
     
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    Try a search of the registry.
     
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    I tried that. Yet, I cannot find it. That is what I need help with.
     
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    If you'd rather not pop for the $20 and pick up something like registry booster to simply and safely clean out your registry, then as long as you're comfortable in searching, backing up and deleting unwanted registry entries, I'd search for that screensaver's software producer's name and/or the screensaver's name, then do your thing.
     
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    What did u enter for the search?
     
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    It's that msn screensaver that I got from there website some time ago. It was still in beta. I know, I know I shouldn't have. I know that now. Yet, still cannot get rid of the listing. I put in msnscreensaver.
     
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    What is the name that is listed?
     
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    MSN Screen Saver
     
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    Try a search on just "screen"

    It has to be in there somewhere
     
  10. bkf

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    Screensaver files should all end in .scr Search you c drive and see if you fine it.
    In the registry search for screensaver. You should find them in the HKCU and HK_user areas. But being microsoft msn it's probably hidden well.

    Be carefull what you delete
     
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    Thank you, thank you. I finally found it. I deleted it and all is okay now. Thank you again!
     

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