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Thank you Colin & Wolfie,
for your advice, I don't think I will reinstall WinMX as what a pain that
would be to have to reinstall it every time Bug Doctor deleted it. I rarely
download music anyway so I won't do it at all. I always seemed to get
problems whenever I did download from WinMX so will leave it alone. I will
also delete the Windows Registry Repair and follow your instructions
regarding that.
I appreciate your help, thanks again,
Casey.
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Considering the potential for getting viruses and spyware when using P2P
> downloading, I'm not so sure Bug Doctor isn't right about WinMX being
> spyware.
>
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> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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> "wolfie" <wolfie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C6119C06-EDEE-4163-9F45-85041D480C4E@microsoft.com...
>> ok i know from my bug doctor that it will delete winmx as spyware so
>> either
>> stop useing bug doctor of put min mx set up in a file and keep
>> reinstalling
>> it
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>>
>>> Many experienced users are wary of registry cleaners. My experience is
>>> that
>>> the cleaners simply clear out entries referring to installs, temp files,
>>> and
>>> other one-time operations etc., which have no impact on the system
>>> anyway.
>>> You might clean a couple of hundred such entries but the registry has
>>> tens
>>> of thousands of lines. None of the registry cleaners I have seen can
>>> fix a
>>> bad registry entry. They just clean obsolete ones.
>>>
>>> I don't know anything about PC Bug Doctor. Any claim like "PC Bug
>>> Doctor
>>> will repair every error on your computer anytime you need it" (from
>>> their
>>> website) is not credible to me.
>>>
>>> If you are going to use a registry cleaner (and I don't see that you
>>> need
>>> to) use a widely recommended one like Registry Mechanic, Registry First
>>> Aid,
>>> or simply use the One Button function in Norton Systemworks 2005. It
>>> does
>>> registry and shortcut cleanup pretty well as well as other checks.
>>> Others
>>> will chime in with their favorites. The real question is not which one
>>> to
>>> use, but whether to bother at all.
>>>
>>> These programs are never completely safe.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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>>> "Casey" <casey@hunterlink.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eSmLd.142482$K7.47991@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> > Thank you very much for responding Colin, I was very nervous as never
>>> > done
>>> > anything like that but I found it and deleted it and it has gone from
>>> > add/remove.
>>> > Would you mind telling me what you think of PC Bug Doctor and also
>>> > another
>>> > program that I recently installed called Windows Registry Repair se,
>>> > these
>>> > are just trials but they do let me delete if I want to, I'm just never
>>> > sure if it's safe,
>>> > thank you very much for helping me
>>> > Casey.
>>> > "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:eMU$U%232BFHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> >> To remove an invalid entry from Add/Remove Programs, see:
>>> >>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
>>> >> and scroll down to Add and Remove -Removing Invalid Entries in the
>>> >> Add/Remove Programs Tool
>>> >>
>>> >> Be aware that these are registry edits. Editing the registry has
>>> >> some
>>> >> risk of messing up your system if you do not take reasonable
>>> >> precautions.
>>> >> For tips on registry editing, use the same link as above and click on
>>> >> the
>>> >> R at the top, then scroll down to "Registry...."
>>> >> --
>>> >> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
>>> >> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>>> >> "Casey" <casey@hunterlink.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:FElLd.142314$K7.56191@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> >>>I haven't used WinMX for a couple of months and just noticed that the
>>> >>>icon is missing from my desktop. I looked in add/remove and clicked
>>> >>>on
>>> >>>remove as the folder in Windows Explorer was still there but the
>>> >>>folder
>>> >>>was empty. add/remove won't let me remove it but I have deleted it
>>> >>>from
>>> >>>Windows Explorer in add/remove it just has WinMX and nothing at the
>>> >>>right side like the MB and date. Could someone please tell me how to
>>> >>>remove it from add/remove. I have XP home and installed service pack2
>>> >>>recently, could that be the reason the program has gone?. I also have
>>> >>>PC
>>> >>>Bug doctor and when I run that I delete whatever it finds, but it
>>> >>>doesn't
>>> >>>show what the files are just that they are shortcuts, so I think it's
>>> >>>safe, maybe not. Also, I had Bigpond Assist and that went too, not
>>> >>>sure
>>> >>>when but I think today. I have reinstalled that.
>>> >>> Your advice would be appreciated,
>>> >>> Casey..
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
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