mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
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Posted: 03/02/2008 06:53 am
thats the MS way. install a program and it will forever stay on your system
if you can find that file that won't uninstall, right click on it and make sure that read only is unchecked
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mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
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Posted: 03/03/2008 07:54 pm
so....I've been anxiously waiting the outcome
what happened???
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beth_lk
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Joined: Jun 23, 2004
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Posted: 03/03/2008 08:35 pm
did everything everyone suggested - no dice 
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dudibob
Joined: Oct 13, 2005
# Posts: 1403
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Posted: 03/04/2008 03:41 am
have you tried burning it? 
No, seriously, has add/remove not allow you to remove it?
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formerskeptic
Joined: Oct 05, 2001
# Posts: 274
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Posted: 03/04/2008 04:36 am
Perhaps you should do what Bill EXPECTS you to do when all else fails.
Format your drive and start a fresh.
Never fails 
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Hampstead
Joined: Feb 20, 2001
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Posted: 03/04/2008 05:15 am
>>Format your drive and start a fresh.
I do this about every 6 months!
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mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
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Posted: 03/04/2008 08:32 am
i do it every 6 months too, it gives me the opportunity to dual boot into different flavors of linux
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beth_lk
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Joined: Jun 23, 2004
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Posted: 03/04/2008 10:47 am
format my drive every 6 months.
really?
Oh wow I do it maybe 1 time a year - but I see the benefits of doing it more often. Yes this is frustrating enough I will do it soon -
Dudi - there is one stinking file that will not let go no matter what I try.
I truly appreciate everyone helping me and hanging in there with me through trial and error - Thanks
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formerskeptic
Joined: Oct 05, 2001
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Posted: 03/05/2008 12:08 am
I do this about every 6 months!
Formatting your drive should always be a LAST resort. Doing it frequently will eventually damage the sectors on the disk, making it harder for data to stick on the surface of the disk.
it gives me the opportunity to dual boot into different flavors of linux
Perhaps you should look into installing a VM (Virtual Machine). This way you can have any/all flavors of operating systems (windows,linux etc) running, even simultaneously if you wish.
there is one stinking file that will not let go no matter what I try.
Could be a system file. Try this:
1. Go to the command prompt (click start, run, cmd, OK)
2. Then go to the path of the file (type cd [file path])
3. Once in the correct directory (of the file) type attrib -s -r filename then Enter.
4. Then del filename.
If you still can't delete this file, restart in safe mode (while puter is rebooting, press the F8 key continuously and select Safe Mode) and repeat the above steps.
If this doesn't do it, Fedex, Ups or DHL your puter to Bill and ask him to get rid of the pesky file himself - Or you could simply format
[ Message was edited by: formerskeptic 03/06/2008 03:07 am ]
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Hampstead
Joined: Feb 20, 2001
# Posts: 1941
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Posted: 03/05/2008 02:45 am
The best bet is Microsoft support to re-set the display.
same thin happened to me but I can't remember how I reset it.
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