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How do I delete an unwanted site? I delete it, and it appears again.

I. Smith answers:
Try this: Start - Run - in the window that appears, you type regedit - OK - The Registry Editor appears - Edit - Find - in the window that appears, you type the name of the site you don't like - press the Find button - then wait for a line with this name to appear, right-click on it - Delete. Press F3 for further search and do the same until the Search window is over. You get out of everything, you reboot. Just keep in mind - this is the REGISTER, and jokes with it are bad, it is better to turn to at least a more or less experienced friend.

Eugaliod answers:
If it always appears as the default page when you open the browser, it means that there is some kind of adware on the computer. It is necessary to look at the programs that automatically start (run-> msconfig \\ Startup) and delete the very suspicious ones. Only very carefully - you can delete without knowing something important. Or just put a fresher antivirus, anti-Trojan or some other anti-virus.

Nikolay answers:
Actually, this first of all suggests that something exists on your computer like: \ "An adware virus has appeared on the Web. The new P2Load virus. A manages to \" replace \ "the Google search engine, warns Panda Sofrware. via peer-to-peer networks Shareaza and Imesh under the guise of files from the game \ "Star Wars. \" Interestingly, the virus performs double advertising function... He \ "comes \" to the user in the form of an error message when searching for a particular file, and offers to download his own. When infected, it changes the start page, downloads ads, and spoofs the address to Google. With further attempts to turn to Google, the user ends up on a completely different search engine - with a similar interface and search ... But it only shows those sites that are selected by the virus makers. \ "This is not necessary, but nevertheless check your system with an antivirus with fresh updates ...

Alex answers:
Scan your computer with spyware. There are a lot of such programs here: http://www.izone.ru/security/spy/.

Kirillius answers:
If I understand the essence of the problem correctly, then it is much easier and safer for the computer and your nerves to simply clear the temporary files folder. If the standard IExplorer is used, then in it, in Tools> Internet Options> General> Temporary Internet Files> Delete Files. There is just a file hiding, launching some page after a certain interval of time.

Michael answers:
What Kirillius wrote - a dead poultice. I had this. When IE starts, the start page is correct, but if you leave it using the links in two steps, and return by clicking on the button on the panel, again, like a devil from a snuffbox, the porn site crawls out. Tips here: http://www.computery.ru/upgrade/faq/soft/2002/sfaq_72.htm

Cache responds:
Dear, use Opera or Fox - whatever you like, and forget about the problem, but to be honest, HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Internet Explorer \\ Main permissions set to the SYSTEM user, everything is forbidden - that's all;)

Kotyara answers:
Browser Hijack Blaster PROTECTS your start page from being changed!

Hard drives are not that expensive these days, but users and administrators are always looking for new ways to increase their storage space. The proven law of computer programming says that sooner or later any program expands and fills all the free memory.

There are many third-party applications to clean up the disk and improve the performance of Windows 7, but the system includes a completely free utility that does exactly the same.

Figure A. Call the disk properties window (click to enlarge).

In the properties window, open the General tab (Figure B) and click the Disk Cleanup button located in the middle section, next to graphical representation free and used disk space.


Figure B. Click the Disk Cleanup button.

After analyzing the state of the disk, the utility will display a list of files that can be deleted to free up space (Figure C). The first scan does not include system files. To remove them too, click the Clean Up System Files button.


Figure C. The utility shows how much space can be reclaimed after deleting files.

Rescanning slightly increases the amount of disk space that can be reclaimed (Figure D).


Figure D. Removing system files can free up even more disk space.

Review the list of suggested files and mark the ones you want to remove. On my test computer, I deleted all the files suggested by the utility, but some of them may be necessary.

Note: While I was writing this article and taking screenshots, I did a disk cleanup twice, and on rescanning, I was able to free up even more space. So I advise you to clean the disk several times.

In order to do it right delete established program on a computer, it is advisable to use a program specially for this case. You don't need to search for it or download it from the Internet. This is a standard Windows utility. Although external free software full, which are even more convenient to use. But first, let's turn to the one that is already built into the operating system.
During installation, almost every program is located not only in one folder on the disk C \ Program Files but also likes to leave their add-ons in the folder C: \ Documents and Settings \ All Users \ Application Data and not only..

So, this method of deletion saves the computer from remnants and traces from different folders and registry. In general, the utility scans, finds and removes everything related to the unwanted program.

To remove a program (game) from a computer on Windows XP, let's go to the menu " START ", In the lower left corner of the screen, and in the window that opens, we find" Control Panel «.


Among all these icons, select “ Installation and removal of programms «.


Now all the programs are at a glance. If there are too many programs, then we will apply the search, sorting by such categories as ...


Left-click on the selected program and press the button « Replace / Delete«

Next, dialog boxes will appear indicating actions. Just follow the instructions. A window may appear where you will need to tick several items that allow you to completely destroy the remaining components of the program. I choose " select all " after " delete " and " Further ". In this case, I will definitely be sure that there will be no traces.

Now let's look at another way. And he, at my discretion, is the easiest and simplest. Just like the first time, press “ Start " farther " All programs «. In the window, move the mouse cursor over the unwanted program and in another window click on « Unistall «.


Thus, we will do everything that I described above. But this method is not always possible to use, since the built-in uninstaller ( Unistall) not every program has. And finally, after all these operations, it would not hurt to check through the search how well the work was done.

Go to the "Start" menu, open the search box.


Enter the name of the program you just uninstalled


If, upon completion of the search, files with the same name are displayed in the left window, then delete them manually. Desirable past the basket, holding down the keys at the same time Shift and Delete ... If the file is not deleted, right-click on it and select “ Unlocker ". The file is probably protected and needs to be unlocked.


Select an action and click " OK «


Or the function “ unblock ". Unblock and go to " Unlocker ", Select" Delete ". To be on the safe side, search again by the same name as the first time. And if he writes that the search did not return any results, then everything is fine.

We figured out the standard program, and if you want to try another uninstaller, then download it here. But before that, watch the video review of all three programs.

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IObit Uninstaller 2

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