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How to remove add ons ?

Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by TerryFox, 2005/12/18.

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    Hi ... I have xp pro sp2 and I am using IE 6 browser with all the updates , I would like to know if its possible to remove the add ons that are listed under >>> Tools >>> Add-Ons that have been used by Internet Explorer ? I know I can disable the ones that are listed but I like to know if they can be remove ? Thanks
     
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    TerryFox--I have a suspicion the answer is that there is no one method and that the way to remove depends on the item. (As up can see some items are BHO's, some Browser extensions, etc.) I personally would be happy to just disable, but tell us which ones you want to remove and maybe someone can help.
     
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    Hi ... I see about 6 from P.C. Pitstop , How can I remove these if possible ? Thanks
     
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    TerryFox--
    Sorry, I should have asked what the add-ons were--Browser Extension, BHO, etc..
     
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    Well the 6 from P C Pitstop are active x control types and the files are dll
     
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    Delete the activex conytrols in c\windows\downloaded programs and then manually delete the dlls. Then use HijackThis to clear the bho objects that list as 'file missing ".
     
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    Hi ... I have deleted the active x control dll , Thanks so much but, When I scan with HJT I have 3 shown BHO ( java , spybot , adobe ) I'm not sure which are missing BHO objects , When performing a scan will the scan result show BHO objects as missing ? Because the 3 above that are being shown don't show anything about being missing, So how can you tell ? Thanks ....
     
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    TerryFox--
    Not sure I understand that. I do not think HJT will tell you what files, of any type, are missing.
    You can delete almost any BHO. If you need it in the future the site will tell you so, and you can download it again. (Or the site will tell you in the Information Bar (right under the Address line) that you have to enable ActiveX controls.
    However, while we cannot tell for sure without seeing your HJT log, the BHO's you mention (for java , spybot , and adobe) sound like good BHO's. So there would be no purpose in deleting them, unless you seldom use these programs and you can't stand to see them in the Managed Add-On window. Do they, in fact appear in that Window?
     
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    Hi ... My hijackthis log is fine, That I know for sure , When I do a hijackthis scan I only have 3 bho objects that show in my log but these 3 bho are good ones, which I ain't going to remove , I was just try to figure out what Tony meant by his statement ? How can I tell if I have any missing files ? Everything is working great , no errors or anything like that ... Thanks
     
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    Often, after removing certain program installatiions as well as activex controls in the downkloaded programs folder, there will remain leftovers such as dlls, bhobjects, exes, etc. And some uninstall programs of applications clean up very well, so using hjt to check for an delete leftovers was what I was referring to.

    If hjt shows a (file missing), then that does not necessiarily mean that the actual file is missing, it could just mean that the file is there to be used by its relative application but the feature of the program is not configured to use the bho or windows service.

    For example, on my comp, hjt shows (file missing) for this:
    O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) - Unknown - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe (file missing)

    However, the file does exist, but I have that particular service set to manual, therefore hjt does not detect it as a running service and does not see the file rpcapd.exe in the WinPcap program directory.
     
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    Hi ... This is what I was curious about whether HJT will show at the end of each files if its missing or not and from my list there isn't any missing , Thanks for clearing that up , Everything is just fine now , Thanks Tony and Jim for your help .... :D
     
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    TerryFox--Thanks for posting back. You are most welcome, though it looks like I missed the significance of HJT reports on "file missing ". Glad to hear all is well.
     
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