Look, man, you’ve clearly gone and messed something up under the hood here, so if you actually know what you're doing, just go ahead and install Windows 8.1 and see if that fixes the headache; if it doesn't, just pack it up and take it down to the service center since you've still got the warranty coverage...
That isn't actually integrated into Zoom; it’s just some sketchy advertisement for a site that ESET keeps blocking because it's flagged as malicious or infected...
Zachary Kern6 said:Look, if you can't get that specific program to budge on its own, just use CCleaner to perform a deep uninstall of Zoom—make sure you wipe every single trace from the registry—and then give the reinstall another shot.
That Uniblu thing isn't actually installed on my system; it's just that Zoom is shoving an ad in my face, and when I try to click it, my Norton antivirus blocks the site immediately... I already tried using CCleaner to scrub everything clean, but the second I run the installer for the new Zoom, that damn ad pops right back up again.
Roger Rogers4 said:Just run a scan on that menace using the latest version of Malwarebytes.
If you're looking to clean up some digital junk, you can grab Malwarebytes right here at this link: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
Just go ahead and download the program then get it installed already.
Just run a scan and see if it flagged anything in those columns, then go ahead and wipe that thing out using the Delete/Clean option, restart your computer right from within the program, and honestly, that should be all there is to it.👍
If that guy keeps messing around and won't just leave us alone, there’s still one more move left on the table...
Look, if you’re actually trying to scrub a program off your hard drive without leaving a trail of digital garbage behind, you really shouldn't be wasting your time with the standard Windows tool; you need CCleaner. It’s pretty much the only way to ensure those stubborn registry keys and leftover junk files don't just sit there clogging up your system like old grease in a drain. Honestly, I don't know why anyone bothers with anything else when this gets the job done so decisively. If you're looking to finally scrub those stubborn programs off your hard drive without leaving a massive trail of digital junk behind, you might want to grab the CCleaner tool from this link right here. It’s honestly one of those essentials if you don't want your system feeling sluggish after a few months of installing and deleting random software.
The latest free version is sitting at 1.95.
Look, just install the software, hunt down that specific program that's been giving you such a massive headache, and perform a thorough uninstallation. Make sure you check every single box in the registry cleanup options they present to you, and once you've wiped it clean, that nuisance shouldn't be bothering you ever again.
Thanks for putting in the work, man. I ran a scan with Malwarebytes and even went through everything using CCleaner, but honestly, nothing turned up. The real headache is that this thing isn't even a standalone program; it’s just some persistent advertisement baked right into Zoom. You can't find it because it isn't actually installed on the system—it only shows its face once you actually run the installer, at which point you have to go through the whole ordeal of installing it just so you can finally uninstall it. Look, if you actually understood what was happening here, you’d realize the software didn't even install properly; the only thing it actually succeeded in doing was pinning that obnoxious ad to my screen and forcing Zoom onto my system.
ambergull said:Yeah, I get what you're saying, I really do. But why is it that whenever someone runs into a problem, the standard advice is always "just reinstall the drivers"? Everything is running perfectly fine on my end right now, but I'm genuinely wondering if I actually need to touch those drivers ever again, or if I can just set things up once and let the machine run for, say, five or seven years without ever looking at them again. What I mean is, is it enough to just install them once during the entire lifespan of a computer?
Look, obviously you don't ever have to install them again if everything is working smoothly... people just have this subjective notion that newer is somehow better, but honestly, that's rarely objectively true.
There isn't really anything left to clean, except maybe a bit of dust if you're feeling ambitious... honestly, you've gone and fried the screen's ribbon cable, so you might as well just write that thing off and pick up a new laptop, especially since yours is already ancient and painfully slow anyway.
I’ve been sticking with VLC Media Player for years now because I actually like it, but as of a few days ago, there is absolutely no way for it to load subtitles, no matter what I try. Everything looks fine in my settings and I’m running Windows 10 64 bit, so I don't get it. I’ve already gone through the whole ordeal of uninstalling VLC Media Player, scrubbing the registry, and everything else, but still nothing works. Has anyone else run into this specific headache? And please, save your breath on the advice about switching to some other software—I already have all the different players installed, but I want this one to work.
Thomas Roberts51 said:Just burn a Linux live USB and call it a day; it’s easily your best bet to just grab everything and move it onto another thumb drive..
Yeah, right, she'll be able to "just copy" things once they've gone ahead and wiped the entire hard drive to install Windows 7...
Sure, you can mess around with all those Google cleaning tools if you want, but I honestly don't believe they’re going to do squat... these days, a printer costs about as much as the ink you’re trying to save, so just buy a new one and call it a day.
A year or more is way too long to be relying on some cheap, off-brand cosmic ink... I stick strictly to the original manufacturer's cartridges, and honestly, it’s never given me a single headache, even during those stretches where I might go three or four months without hitting the print button once
Edward Mitchell83 said:Hey guys, I'm thinking about picking up this laptop specifically for video editing and general multimedia work: http://www.bhphoto.com/example-product-link It comes with Windows 8 pre-installed (not sure which version), so will I get a set of Windows DVDs with it? Which version of Windows 8 is the most complete, and if I end up with some budget version—like a stripped-down one, since I'm really looking for something more like Windows 7 Ultimate—can I legally upgrade it, or am I stuck wiping the drive and installing my preferred version from scratch, and if I do that, will the activation still work normally?
So, I went ahead and bought the laptop... it came with Windows 8.1 Pro... I messed around with it for a few days and even burned my own Windows DVDs... look, it's fast, but this machine is a beast, and frankly, Windows 8 just doesn't cut it for my workflow because it keeps getting in my way when I'm trying to move quickly... I ended up wiping Windows 8 and installing Windows 7 instead, and while the raw speed is basically identical, I can't see any real performance difference, but the sheer usability and practicality of the older OS is in a completely different league...
Benjamin King2 said:It’s honestly not about which specific model you pick, because if you're planning on plugging a USB drive into some random media tuner or a generic player, those things almost always stick to the exFAT standard and won't touch an NTFS drive.
Alright, look... I've got a WD Live setup running where every single one of my hard drives is formatted to NTFS while all my thumb drives stay on exFAT, and everything works just fine for me... so I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and format my external HDDs to exFAT too, just to be safe.
So I have to ask, are you just speaking generally about using exFAT for external hard drives, or are you specifically talking about this one model, and what's the reasoning behind that?
Drew Allen77 said:There's no DVD involved here, you've just got a recovery partition sitting right there on the drive.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...-editions.html so take a look and figure out what you actually need, though honestly, forget about RT because that's meant for ARM tablets, and you can't even walk into a Best Buy and pick up an Enterprise license off the shelf anyway.
It’s likely running version 8.1, and if you're looking to jump to 8.1 Pro, you're going to have to shell out for it.
Thanks for the reply... so I'm guessing when I do a reinstall I shouldn't touch that partition with the formatting hammer... but does that partition hold a clean install of Windows, or does it include all those pre-installed programs too? I'm asking because it's loaded with a bunch of useless bloatware I'll just end up nuking immediately... and how exactly am I supposed to get that recovery partition back once I've gone ahead and formatted the C drive?
