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Posted 8/25/2007 8:39 PM
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Hi everyone,

I need some help, I downloaded a screensaver, sim aquarium to be exact and after it was not working really well I decided to uninstall it . But I still show the description in the screensaver list on windows vista.  I have tried to make sure I deleted all from the registry but I still cannot remove the name from the screen saver list.  How can I do this. 

I found in the registry where the vista screensavers are: (Aurora, Bubbles...etc) but no listing for the simaquarium screensaver. Is this hidden somewhere?

I hope I have given enough info. and any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Curtieman

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Posted 10/4/2007 2:26 PM
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Hello,

Navigate to C:\Windows

And delete the offending .scr file. That will remove it from the list. Please note that there are .scr files in the Windows\System32 folder, but I do not advise deleting any of those.

-Brian

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