I know at least one of you have installed a program before on your Kaiser/Smartphone that wasn't able to be found in the "Remove Programs" option under settings.
I'm havin' this problem with a program called "TopOCR-Mobile LE."
It was an .exe file that had to be installed on the device. So I did, and now I can't seem to remove it. I deleted the .exe under program files, but the blank icons still remain (there's two of them 'cause I thought I could be smart and run the .exe twice and it'd ask if I would want to remove the program; it didn't - instead it just installed it TWICE).
Is there a way to remove those icons? I already used Regedit's and Total Commander's search features, but I couldn't find any files with the name "topocr" or "mtopocr" (it's installation name).
What are my options (besides throwing my Kaiser against the wall or hard resetting)?
Have you tryed to remove via active sync tools? If not in add remove programs and you think you got rid of it then go to Start Menu\Programs with Total Commander and delete the .lnk's
You could also look under HKLM\Software & HKu\Software to see if any REG left over.
Please be careful as we all know how the REG can be a dangerous place
If the icon you are speaking of is a shortcut under the Start Menu, or under Programs, then just browse to \Windows\Start Menu or \Windows\Start Menu\Programs and delete that .lnk file like stylez said.
Thanks guys. Removing the .lnk files got rid of it.
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Hi
After restoring a backup, my device now has a few programs listed twice in the programs folder - eg I get Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer (1).
Where about is this programs list maintained so I can zap the offending dupes?
(The recently-used list had some too but I found those in the registry.)
Thanks!
device/windows/start menu
Sorry, can't find it that way
EDIT: Found it, sorry, being a fool I was looking thru the registry, then realised you meant thru the file system!
Remove Software
According to the MS website follow the below instructions. (cut and paste from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/installremovesoftware.mspx
Remove Your Software
From your device:
Tap Start > Settings.
Tap the System tab.
Tap Remove Programs.
In the list of installed programs, select the program you want to remove.
Tap Remove.
A warning message will appear to ask if you really want to remove the program.
Tap Yes.
Hope it helpss.
Thanks,
Bobby
Nope, I think the correct way is to use file explorer to remove the duplicate shortcut links located in the Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. That's where the links are.
Removing the whole program will most likely be not what you were looking to do...
Indeed - removing the programs isn't what I wanted to do.
I've now got rid of the duplicate shortcuts and it's a bit tidier.
Thanks for the tips.
Well yea... that is easier
So you wanted the easy way???
anyone know of an program uninstaller...there's a program that i've uninstalled/removed from my phone, but there's still icons and other things sitting in some of the directories of my phone. i remember seeing something around here in the wizard or kaiser forum. i've searched for removal, remover and uninstall/uninstaller but i can't find a thing. even tried downloads.com since they have a lot of pocketpc apps.
thanx in advance
PS
those that are quick to jump the gun, "Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Remove Programs" is not removing the icon....
Why can't you manually delete these icons if they don't point to anything?
if there's a way to delete the icon from the programs menu, and start menu manually...do tell. otherwise, i think i'll just use that program. i know its out there, i used it on my 8125
\Windows\Start Menu and deeper
outphase said:
\Windows\Start Menu and deeper
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yeah, sorry...but what the hell is deeper?
oooh unfortunatly im having same problem, been looking and have tried many programs to remove un wanted icons and programs but it doesn't work any one has got any un-installer programs pls......................what is deeper by the way?..........................
thanks
open \Windows\Start Menu
and then go into directory that icon is and delete it
program shortcuts in the start\programs menu are all from the windows folder:
\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
If the uninstaller doesn't remove the shortcut from that folder, you can delete it yourself.
Invad Shortcuts
In case you guys have still not been able to remove the invalid shortcuts use Pocket Mechanic Professional. It has an option which find and hekps u delete invalid shortcuts.
The App "MemMaid" will clean unused shortcuts, dead registries among other things..
Link in my signature. FYI, this app is not free...
OK, so it seems that just about every time i want to uninstall/upgrade a program on my tilt (not cracked, only bypassed the att crapification...er, customization).
what happens is, certain programs (most recently cetwit) will not fully uninstall when i goto remove them from remove programs. it says this and asks if i wish to remove the program from the list of installed programs, and i usually say yes. that program is still listed when i goto start/programs, and the program files are still safe and secure in the program files folder through file explorer.
the worst part is, when i try to reinstall/install an updated version, it shows two icons in my programs list, which is very frustrating...enough so that it causes me to hard reset and reinstall everything over again. i've run registry and junk file cleaners to no avail.
is there any way to COMPLETELY remove a program in this situation, or am i required to hard reset each time it happens?
maybe here i will also ask for a good registry cleaner that knows what to kill and what to leave...
sktools wiped out some important things, had to hard reset and start over because even my backup app couldnt fully recover.
Get a file explorer, delete the program's folder in Program files, delete the shortcut in the start menu and most of it is done. You can then use a reg cleaner to remove the last remains in the registry.
That has happened to me with a couple of programs, I'd blame the programs rather than WM.
I have a similar issue. I've removed the program folders, shortcuts, registry entries, etc. but the programs still appear in the remove programs list under settings / system. Although it's not causing me any problems per se it is really annoying. If anyone knows how to fix it I'd love to know.
on pc's the list in add/remove
is
located in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
would asume that they are stored in reg on pda's too
I've had that happen a few times also, what usually fixed it besides manually deleting the folders and shortcuts, is to remove it in add/remove programs in activesync. Just check the box that says to delete from handheld and desktop.
I've tried that - using AS to remove the applications - but it still doesn't work. They all show up with a size of 0.0K but removing the tick in the box and selecting the remove from both device and computer option does nothing - they still show up in the list on both devices.
I've been trying to install numerous types of weather programs and have finally got one working.
I've deleted them through the "remove program" button but it seems that there might be a couple of exe files remaining somewhere and they keep trying to open. Hence, the annoying pop up messages.
Msg says-
cannot execute \program files\nrg\chromeminiweather\monitor.exe
Can anyone tell me where and how I can find this without doing a hard reset? The soft reset doesn't do anything.
Thanks
You need to use the file explorer and check in the Windows/Startup folder to see if there are any there.... Also you can use MemMaid or SKTools to try to uninstall them there too, as well as the Start/Settings/System/Remove Program.
You may also find them in the Windows folder.....
most likely it's a shortcut in windows\startup
delete it and reset
i am new to my fuze and have beeen messing with a few things.
now i dont know exactly when this folder appeared in my programs list but i know it wasnt there before i did a registry tweak (to remove the startup.gif/startup.wav) with total commander, any ideas?
the folder is filled with all my program files, same thing as if you open up file explorer.