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I installed a program called feather weather on my HD. It didn't install correctly so I reinstalled it.
Both times, it didn't work so I uninstalled it using "Remove Programs" in settings.
The problem is, it didn't remove the icons (there are two of them... the original one I installed and a copy)
I used a registry cleaner to no avail and went line by line through my registry editor but can't find anywhere anything about feather weather.
Where would I find the icons for them?
Thanks,
Mark
Windows > Start Menu > Programs
here you can remove it manually
dreshah said:
Windows > Start Menu > Programs
here you can remove it manually
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Just to expand upon dreshah's post, use File Explorer to access those folders and just delete the .ico files.
Thanks guys.... I didn't know where the icon files were kept. Now I feel stupid.
MUCH APPRECIATED.
Mark
in explorer i go to windows start menu programs
I installed the cab of tsowentaskbar6v2 in my HD (original ROM) and now i can't happen to uninstall it. it keeps giving me an error. and even if i try to install any other taskbar over it, there are still some "side effects" left from it. how do i uninstall it completely??? PLS HELP!!
Taskbar cab contain some protected system files, once you installed one of them you should not install others over it.
Solution
Give me the direct link to the cab which you already installed it and now couldn’t remove it, I will extract files and give them back to you then you should manually (using Resco explorer for total commander) move them to windows directory and over write them, after that you can uninstall the cab.
This is the direct link to download the cab file:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28617&d=1239056592
Edit: I think you are talking about this: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28619&d=1239056657
vinaymieux said:
This is the direct link to download the cab file:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28617&d=1239056592
Edit: I think you are talking about this: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28619&d=1239056657
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Yes you are right.
Uninstall any other cab which modifies task bar
Copy dll files to windows directory
Do soft reset
Uninstall tsowentaskbar6v2.1
I tried doing that.... but no luck. when i try to uninstall 'tsowen taskbar' it just gives me an error: "tsowen taskbar was not completely removed. Do you want to remove it from the list of installed programs?" And even if i press yes, its still there. its just not uninstalling....!!!
I really wanna remove it now. it has also changed the icons for today, programs and settings in the start menu. any more ideas PLS!!!
Does no one knows how to uninstall this taskbar???
tsowen, why don't you only help me with this!!
Pls..!!
Sorry mate you've got 2 options, one do a "Hard Reset" the other install trail version of Sktools from here: http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?sktools/m_feat.html this excellent utillity has a better programs uninstaller then the standard window programs remover! this tool has got me out of similar situation in the past without having to resort to hard reset
I tried the Sktools, but it doesn't even show me the taskbar in the installed programs.
but in the default windows remove programs, its there. i even tried reinstalling the same cab again, but the installation fails.
Isn't there a way where i can just delete and replace the dlls in windows folder with original HTC ones. i mean we know the dlls that this cab replaced, now we just replace the same onces with original ones and delete any unnecessary files that came with this...!!!???
vinaymieux said:
I tried the Sktools, but it doesn't even show me the taskbar in the installed programs.
but in the default windows remove programs, its there. i even tried reinstalling the same cab again, but the installation fails.
Isn't there a way where i can just delete and replace the dlls in windows folder with original HTC ones. i mean we know the dlls that this cab replaced, now we just replace the same onces with original ones and delete any unnecessary files that came with this...!!!???
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but name of it would be stay in programs list forever,
i know. but thats the secondary issue, first i want to change back all the icons it changed in taskbar and start menu. How should i get rid of it??
vinaymieux said:
Isn't there a way where i can just delete and replace the dlls in windows folder with original HTC ones. i mean we know the dlls that this cab replaced, now we just replace the same onces with original ones and delete any unnecessary files that came with this...!!!???
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Can anyone help me with the above^^.
Or any other better solution is more than welcome.
you can try with this application...
MAX TF3D
Run the programm,go to "taskbar" click on reset
and you should bear the original icons in the taskbar
alesscam said:
you can try with this application...
MAX TF3D
Run the programm,go to "taskbar" click on reset
and you should bear the original icons in the taskbar
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And everything is default again...!!!!
Thanks a Ton man!!
can someone made a .cab to hide the taskbar at all, i want only the spb shell 3 to be on the screen thanks.
thank you VERY much!
Is there a way to uninstall programs that were installed with the rom?
Thanksss
It depends. If the programs were cooked into the ROM as cabs, and were installed on first boot, then yes. However, if they were cooked into the ROM as OEM packages, then you can't uninstall them. If they don't show up in the Remove programs applet, then the programs you want to remove were likely cooked into the ROM as packages.
Dang, alright thanks.
I don't want some of the programs, ohwell.
Thanks anyways
rossle12 said:
Dang, alright thanks.
I don't want some of the programs, ohwell.
Thanks anyways
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Well, try browsing in \Program Files and see if you can find the offending program. If you can, delete the folder of the offending program and delete the shortcut from \Windows\Start Menu\Programs. It may not be an official uninstall, but it still works quite well.
You would also want to look in the registry to delete anything from there to complete the uninstall. Upon completion of this, it would be just as good as using add/remove programs,
Does anyone know how to stop the Airtime Provider from installing a link in my Windows/Start menu/Programs folder so that a widget appears on my Programs screen? If I delete it, it re-appears. Thank you.
davidgee said:
Does anyone know how to stop the Airtime Provider from installing a link in my Windows/Start menu/Programs folder so that a widget appears on my Programs screen? If I delete it, it re-appears. Thank you.
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You can't actually remove the program, but you can unlock the shortcuts you see so you can delete them (and they'll stay deleted). It involves some registry edits, but I've attached a .cab that should do that for you. Copy it to your phone (I suggest to the storage card), and run the .cab from there. It will make the reg changes for you, and then you should be able to go to start-programs and delete the shortcuts to whichever of the carrier-provided apps you don't want to use.
sirphunkee said:
You can't actually remove the program, but you can unlock the shortcuts you see so you can delete them (and they'll stay deleted). It involves some registry edits, but I've attached a .cab that should do that for you. Copy it to your phone (I suggest to the storage card), and run the .cab from there. It will make the reg changes for you, and then you should be able to go to start-programs and delete the shortcuts to whichever of the carrier-provided apps you don't want to use.
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Thanks for this.
Actually I am using an unlocked GSM phone in India and the Airtime Provider keeps installing a widget to access it's services. I don't think there's any program there. I CAN already delete the shortcut and it stays deleted until the next time I switch on the phone when the Airtime provider seems to reinstall it. So I'm wondering if this CAB is the answer or not.
Can you tell me what it does exactly as I don't want to change anything else. Does running this CAB give the option of what to uninstall? But as I say, I am already able to uninstall it. They keep reinstalling!
I tried installing Max manila on my TP2, but I must have used the wrong version. When the phone boots, it gets stuck at the "Touch here to launch HTC Sense" prompt.
I can get into the programs menu, but not into Settings. How can I uninstall this CAB if I can't get into Settings?
Tried looking at the original thread, but at 96 pages, the signal-to-noise ratio is just too low, and you can't find anything! Hence this new thread.
I really don't want to have to do a hard-reset!
if it is getting stuck at starting manilla you should still be able to click on the windows start button where you can get into the settings/home sections. From here untick sense and restart the device so it starts properly without starting sense. Remove manmanilla from remove programs option and then reinstall the working version.
Alternatively reflash your rom.
stoolzo said:
if it is getting stuck at starting manilla you should still be able to click on the windows start button where you can get into the settings/home sections. From here untick sense and restart the device so it starts properly without starting sense. Remove manmanilla from remove programs option and then reinstall the working version.
Alternatively reflash your rom.
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In WM6.5, there is no settings entry on the start menu. There must be a series of steps for deleting files and changing registry sessions that could be done manually if only one knew how.
There is a settings shortcut in WM 6.5, however in some roms the chefs have this shortcut pointing to the manila settings tab instead of WM settings dir. Obviously if manila won't load then this shortcut won't work for you anyway. Unfortunately I have no idea how to get that settings shortcut back on the start menu and working for you :/ You could use Total Commander to manually delete all of the files altered by MaxManila and then soft reset - your phone will then restore the rom's original files. There are a lot of files in MaxManila though, so it might take a while to hunt them all down. Use aiCabExplorer to open MaxManila's cab file and get the names of all the files to delete.
millski said:
There is a settings shortcut in WM 6.5, however in some roms the chefs have this shortcut pointing to the manila settings tab instead of WM settings dir. Obviously if manila won't load then this shortcut won't work for you anyway. Unfortunately I have no idea how to get that settings shortcut back on the start menu and working for you :/ You could use Total Commander to manually delete all of the files altered by MaxManila and then soft reset - your phone will then restore the rom's original files. There are a lot of files in MaxManila though, so it might take a while to hunt them all down. Use aiCabExplorer to open MaxManila's cab file and get the names of all the files to delete.
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I tried renaming all the files and registry keys obviously associated with MaxManila, with no luck. I don't know how the files in the CAB get installed, but I searched for half a dozen of them and they were nowhere to be found.
klausner said:
I tried renaming all the files and registry keys obviously associated with MaxManila, with no luck. I don't know how the files in the CAB get installed, but I searched for half a dozen of them and they were nowhere to be found.
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Did you use Total Commander? File explorer isn't powerful enough to edit system files
millski said:
Did you use Total Commander? File explorer isn't powerful enough to edit system files
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TC for the registry, Resco for the files, but I have it set to show all types.
Well I've just checked - I can see and delete all of the MaxManila files in my windows dir except the homeservice.dll using TC. Don't know what else to suggest; there must be a way to get back the settings shortcut (?)
To get settings, change registry as shown:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo]
"HideSettings"=dword:00000000