Help to fix SLOW WinXP bootup

[Robert Macy]

When you go to its folder in C:\Programs, do you see an uninstaller? Or
is it possible you manually deleted the files in that folder? If so, it
might be easier to reinstall, then uninstall.

Do not see any folder containing it now ?!

Yet, msconfig shows it as one of the seven items run at Startup

One piece of good news, when XP boots up it no longer tries to use my
shorter name. So at least that appears to have fixed itself.

Is it important to only have items listed in msconfig startup that I
actually want to run? Is it possible to have accidentally uninstalled
Uniblue Regeistry Booster, or has it just gone dormant?

Except for resolving what happened with Uniblue, I'm down to only one
problem: WinXP takes waaaay too long to boot up ...unless I kill that
svchost.exe hogging all the CPU time 98 to 99 % and that svchost
seems to relate to something called DNS Cache.

Regards,
Robert

 

[Daave]

Do not see any folder containing it now ?!

Yet, msconfig shows it as one of the seven items run at Startup

When you originally uninstalled it, did you do it the proper way? That
is, did you use Add or Remove Programs? At any rate, the uninstallation
was done incorrectly and you still have traces of the program in your
system. I still think you should reinstall and uninstall, and if there
is still no joy, post back.

 

[Robert Macy]

When you originally uninstalled it, did you do it the proper way? That
is, did you use Add or Remove Programs? At any rate, the uninstallation
was done incorrectly and you still have traces of the program in your
system. I still think you should reinstall and uninstall, and if there
is still no joy, post back.

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them. Of course, the link has become
nonexistent! But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links. And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software. If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time. Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software. Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine. For all I
know they've raided my system for info. I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo. Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.


For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine. How do I do
that?

Regards,
Robert

 

[Robert Macy]

"Robert Macy" <[email protected]> wrote in message

When you originally uninstalled it, did you do it the proper way? That
is, did you use Add or Remove Programs? At any rate, the uninstallation
was done incorrectly and you still have traces of the program in your
system. I still think you should reinstall and uninstall, and if there
is still no joy, post back.

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them.  Of course, the link has become
nonexistent!  But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links.  And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software.  If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time.  Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software.  Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine.  For all I
know they've raided my system for info.  I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo.  Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.

For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine.  How do I do
that?

Regards,
Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry to respond to my own email, but here are two corrections:
1) Adobe entry is missing information, not germaine to my problem, but
an error.
2) HKCU [as you probably knew] to HKEY Current User and there was a
lot of inofrmation stored there under UniBlue's name.

How do I completely clear every vestige of UniBlue out of my system?
It appears in the HKCU Register list and as item 4 of the 7 items
listed in STARTUP using msconfig.

I really want all there stuff OUT of my machine.

Regards,
Robert

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

"Robert Macy" <[email protected]> wrote in message

When you originally uninstalled it, did you do it the proper way? That
is, did you use Add or Remove Programs? At any rate, the uninstallation
was done incorrectly and you still have traces of the program in your
system. I still think you should reinstall and uninstall, and if there
is still no joy, post back.

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them. Of course, the link has become
nonexistent! But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links. And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software. If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time. Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software. Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine. For all I
know they've raided my system for info. I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo. Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.

For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine. How do I do
that?

Regards,
Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry to respond to my own email, but here are two corrections:
1) Adobe entry is missing information, not germaine to my problem, but
an error.
2) HKCU [as you probably knew] to HKEY Current User and there was a
lot of inofrmation stored there under UniBlue's name.

How do I completely clear every vestige of UniBlue out of my system?
It appears in the HKCU Register list and as item 4 of the 7 items
listed in STARTUP using msconfig.

I really want all there stuff OUT of my machine.

Regards,
Robert



If you want to weed out all of that program's entries, I use Regseeker, *not for the
registry cleaning option,but for the "Find in registry" feature.

http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

You can type in Uniblue & it will search the registry for those items & give you a
listing of them along with their locations. Then you can click "Select" & a context
menu will come up allow you to go from there.
Be sure the "Backup before deletion" box is checked & it will create a .reg file in
case you want to merge them back into the registry.
It also has a "search files" box & if you check that, you can find all the files,
with that name, that may be tucked away here & there.

~Gary

 

[Robert Macy]

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them. Of course, the link has become
nonexistent! But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links. And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software. If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time. Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software. Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine. For all I
know they've raided my system for info. I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo. Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.

For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine. How do I do
that?

Regards,
Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry to respond to my own email, but here are two corrections:
1) Adobe entry is missing information, not germaine to my problem, but
an error.
2) HKCU [as you probably knew] to HKEY Current User and there was a
lot of inofrmation stored there under UniBlue's name.

How do I completely clear every vestige of UniBlue out of my system?
It appears in the HKCU Register list and as item 4 of the 7 items
listed in STARTUP using msconfig.

I really want all there stuff OUT of my machine.

Regards,
Robert

If you want to weed out all of that program's entries, I use Regseeker, *not for the
registry cleaning option,but for the "Find in registry" feature.

http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

You can type in Uniblue & it will search the registry for those items & give you a
listing of them along with their locations. Then you can click "Select" &a context
menu will come up allow you to go from there.
Be sure the "Backup before deletion" box is checked & it will create a .reg file in
case you want to merge them back into the registry.
It also has a "search files" box & if you check that, you can find all the files,
with that name, that may be tucked away here & there.

~Gary- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you for your reply. Upon clicking on the URL, I went to Hover's
website and went to download Regseeker, only to discover I had almost
clicked on a closely, and strategically, placed ad from,...UniBlue!
Only thing that stopped me was the logo of a wrench, just didn't seem
right.

Will try out over night and post results.

Regards,
Robert

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

Yes, did the uninstall through the Control Panel

Reinstalled [which required being connected to the internet - that
always makes me nervous], rebooted, ran their Scan Registry for Errors
and found over 300+ !!

Upon investigating a major portion of them, they appear to be links to
a "google gadget" I vaguely remember deleting incorrectly, instead of
uninstalling.

However, another great portion were nonexistent links in the /recent
folder, Well, DUH! Of course they're non-existent, I deleted a set of
folders when I finished with them. Of course, the link has become
nonexistent! But as a test of the software, I selected correcting
ONLY those failed links. And of course, the software immediately
asked for money!

I don't like being sucked into trying/buying software. If you're
going to charge me, let me know ahead of time. Now they've gained an
angry recipient and every chance I get I will disparage UniBlue's
software. Especially, since I can't get it OFF my machine. For all I
know they've raided my system for info. I believed their Microsoft
Gold Partner logo. Plus, for UniBlue to not completely and cleanly
remove their own software from my system [from people who are supposed
to be Registry Experts] does not bode well for their ability to clean
my Registry without ***** up my system.

Anyway, here's what's left behind...Upon running msconfig, Uniblue
STILL appears in the STARTUP list !!

However, subtle difference between 'normal' entries and theirs, for
example, for Adobe's entry:
Startup: Reader_sl
Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

Quote marks are present only around Adobe's entry.

For the recently removed UniBlue entry:
Startup: RegistryBooster
Command: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Registry
\RegistryBooster.exe /S
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

What does HKCU versus HKLM mean?

I can't find this folder, nor this file.

I want every vestige of this software OFF my machine. How do I do
that?

Regards,
Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sorry to respond to my own email, but here are two corrections:
1) Adobe entry is missing information, not germaine to my problem, but
an error.
2) HKCU [as you probably knew] to HKEY Current User and there was a
lot of inofrmation stored there under UniBlue's name.

How do I completely clear every vestige of UniBlue out of my system?
It appears in the HKCU Register list and as item 4 of the 7 items
listed in STARTUP using msconfig.

I really want all there stuff OUT of my machine.

Regards,
Robert

If you want to weed out all of that program's entries, I use Regseeker, *not for
the
registry cleaning option,but for the "Find in registry" feature.

http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

You can type in Uniblue & it will search the registry for those items & give you a
listing of them along with their locations. Then you can click "Select" & a context
menu will come up allow you to go from there.
Be sure the "Backup before deletion" box is checked & it will create a .reg file in
case you want to merge them back into the registry.
It also has a "search files" box & if you check that, you can find all the files,
with that name, that may be tucked away here & there.

~Gary- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you for your reply. Upon clicking on the URL, I went to Hover's
website and went to download Regseeker, only to discover I had almost
clicked on a closely, and strategically, placed ad from,...UniBlue!
Only thing that stopped me was the logo of a wrench, just didn't seem
right.

Will try out over night and post results.

Regards,
Robert




Oh wow-I didn't know that *that thing* was on there. I guess my Hosts files are
blocking the ads, since I don't see any.
Good thing you were familiar with the logo.

Here's another link to it via Majorgeeks: http://majorgeeks.com/download2579.html


I also forgot-You can select which items to remove individually, by merely clicking
on them within the results window, & use Cntrl or Shift.

Good luck!

~Gary

 

[Robert Macy]

Thank you for your reply.  Upon clicking on the URL, I went to Hover's
website and went to download Regseeker, only to discover I had almost
clicked on a closely, and strategically, placed ad from,...UniBlue!
Only thing that stopped me was the logo of a wrench, just didn't seem
right.

Will try out over night and post results.

Regards,
Robert

Oh wow-I didn't know that *that thing* was on there. I guess my Hosts files are
blocking the ads, since I don't see any.
Good thing you were familiar with the logo.

Here's another link to it via Majorgeeks:  http://majorgeeks.com/download2579.html

I also forgot-You can select which items to remove individually, by merely clicking
on them within the results window, & use Cntrl or Shift.

Good luck!

~Gary- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you for the URL, finally got a copy and tried it. I went
through in sections deleting all references to UniBlue. At each step,
reboot confirmed that the Registry was not broken.

Now ALL references to Uniblue are off my machine. Seems unreasonable
that their 10MB program left so much behind and the 430KB program
cleaned it all up nicely.

Now back to my first problem.

Also noticed in the event log that IPv6 Helper Service hung on bootup,
yet when I check Services later, it's running.

So I'm back to trying to find out why one of svchost.exe at bootup
hogs the machine's CPU time.

It appears to be the one that creates DNS Cache. If killed during
bootup, the WinXP is fairly fast, else slow as molasses.

Regards,
Robert