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by pmidnite

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How do you remove a "service" that is still showing up under "msconfig" under the services tab even after the program has been uninstalled. I know i can "uncheck" the unwanted item but how do i remove those items so that do not show up anymore under that tab?

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by lmon

Some of those programs might be in your registry. You will have to find out where they are and then delete them from the registry. Or maybe a folder that is still present on your system even though all it contents have been removed.

by sgt_shultz

well, check in Control Panel/Services and see if that service is actually still starting up. uninstall programs suck variously depending on app, which you did not mention. anyhow, if you can spot service, you can change its startup mode from automatic to manual or disabled...check out what scheduler is starting up also...in all profiles

by p.j.hutchison

You need to use REGEDIT, programs can live in:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
or
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and delete the unwanted entry.

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