Re: Old Sys Tray Notifications Left/Orphaned After Uninstalled--How to Remove?

Susan

The reason is that they are not removed completely

For example Symnatec \Norton has a tool to remove all of it's components and then
reboot after use
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

For the others you will need to find then remnants that are remaining on your system
and manually delete them

Also you might want to run the following 2 malware tools making sure you update the
definitions before each use

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/?tag=SUPERANTISPYWARE
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Peter

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"Susan" <> wrote in message
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> Vista 64-bit is accumulating now numerous sys tray notification icon
> remnants. It looks like none of the program uninstalls I've done so
> far remove any of these old program notifications: Open Office,
> Webroot, Symantec, Norton, HP... These are all programs I have
> removed using Programs & Features yet none of their uninstalls seem to
> deal with their sys tray notifications. Further more, my delusional
> attempst using RegScanner and/or CCleaner don't seem to touch this
> area. Many have lost their distinct icon for a generic folder-like
> icon.
>
> In my dream world I would right-click and delete an old orphaned
> notification.
>
> By any chance is there any way to effectively clean out/clean up these
> old notifications?
>
> Do you know if Windows 7 is/will address this sort of clutter better?
>
> Thank you.