Solve : Windows Explorer Icons?

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Answer» I have a question regarding my HP Pavilion desktop with XP SP2. A few weeks ago I had a nasty problem and resorted to doing a full system recovery.* This fixed my problem, and with a lot of work, I finally have pretty much my entire PC back to how I like it. But an annoying change has occured in Windows Explorer. Whenever I delete a program now, the icon representing that program does not disappear from the window. Now, I have to right-click the window, and choose refresh to get the icon to vanish and verify that the program did in fact delete. I never used to have to do this; before, the icon would vanish automatically as soon as the delete process was complete. Is there a fix for this? Perhaps a setting or something I am not finding? Thank you to all who take the time to respond. * I am referring to the HP recovery tool that takes the PC pretty much all the way back to the day it came out of the box from the store. How do you normally "delete a program"?I should try to learn to use more precise terminology whenever I ask a question. It was my mistake to use the word "program" in such a generic sense. I uninstall programs using Control Panel > Add Or Remove Programs. I'm actually referring to files and folders that I download and then decide I don't want; things like that. I realize that there is a difference, and I apologize for any confusion. Well, give this a try. Download CCleaner and do some disk cleanup and register cleanup with it. Then, see whether your system behaves any differently.I've had CCleaner for quite some time. I use it regularly. Thank you for the tip, though. Not a fix for your current dilemna however i highly recommend Total Uninstall... Run it when you install an app and it records any and all changes to your setup during the install process... Uninstalling becomes quick and painless. http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html patio. 8-)But, patio, he's not talking about programs he has installed.Understood....read the first sentence of my post. patio. 8-)Thanks for the reccomendation, patio. I checked it out, and REALIZED that I already have two programs quite similar: System Restore and Acronis True Image. Different methods, perhaps, but essentially same results. So far, it looks like I'm stuck with this one. Certainly not fatal, but I bet a lot of us know how it can bring the curiosity in us out, when something changes and we can't figure out why. It is actually not like System Restore nor True Image... System Restore will roll your system back to a prior date... True Image creates an image of your entire HDD and can restore it to the state it was in at the time of the image creation. Total Uninstall is designed to monitor each program you install and make it painless to remove any and all remnants of that program should you decide that it did not suit your needs... patio. 8-)Yes, I agree that I can see how that could be handy if one wanted to uninstall a program that was installed before even other programs were installed. However, I only install and evaluate thoroughly one program at a time. Also, from the way the Total Uninstall description reads, it would be of no use for all the programs that are already installed. I've had my PC long enough now that the installation of a new program that I don't already have is a rarity. Besides, I like to think that I have become fairly skilled at making sure most programs that I don't want anymore are COMPLETELY removed. I consider it practice; I don't really want a tool to do it for me! Quote Besides, I like to think that I have become fairly skilled at making sure most programs that I don't want anymore are completely removed. I consider it practice; I don't really want a tool to do it for me! So, do you LAUNCH regedit and search through Windows Registry for remaining entries after you uninstall a program? I guess I'll call that commitment. LOL I've been known to. Really. Although for that, 99% of the time, I just rely on the registry cleaner scans that I run from time to time. However, I've only recently learned that some experts agree that this isn't really necessary. We learn as we go. I already bought the registry cleaner some time ago, having been convinced at the time that it was necessary to "maintain performance". I have it; may as well use it, provided that I do so carefully! (It does make backups, so any deletions are fully reversible.) I notice that every time that a reply is made in this thread, it is moved back to the top of the list. I FEEL as though I'm being rude to those who have real problems. This conversation, while enjoyable, is not answering my original question. Unless someone has yet to share any thoughts regarding that, would you be offended if I were to politely request that we drop this? Thank you, soybean. You are not being rude at all...the reason a thread winds up on top is because it is active and being responded to,,, As to an answer to your original question newer programs tend to write things to anywhere they see fit and do not disappear as did OLDER programs... It gets harder and harder to remove traces of new programs as time goes on, hence my suggestion. patio. 8-)

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I have a question regarding my HP Pavilion desktop with XP SP2. A few weeks ago I had a nasty problem and resorted to doing a full system recovery.* This fixed my problem, and with a lot of work, I finally have pretty much my entire PC back to how I like it. But an annoying change has occured in Windows Explorer. Whenever I delete a program now, the icon representing that program does not disappear from the window. Now, I have to right-click the window, and choose refresh to get the icon to vanish and verify that the program did in fact delete. I never used to have to do this; before, the icon would vanish automatically as soon as the delete process was complete. Is there a fix for this? Perhaps a setting or something I am not finding? Thank you to all who take the time to respond.

* I am referring to the HP recovery tool that takes the PC pretty much all the way back to the day it came out of the box from the store. How do you normally "delete a program"?I should try to learn to use more precise terminology whenever I ask a question. It was my mistake to use the word "program" in such a generic sense. I uninstall programs using Control Panel > Add Or Remove Programs. I'm actually referring to files and folders that I download and then decide I don't want; things like that. I realize that there is a difference, and I apologize for any confusion. Well, give this a try. Download CCleaner and do some disk cleanup and register cleanup with it. Then, see whether your system behaves any differently.I've had CCleaner for quite some time. I use it regularly. Thank you for the tip, though. Not a fix for your current dilemna however i highly recommend Total Uninstall...

Run it when you install an app and it records any and all changes to your setup during the install process...

Uninstalling becomes quick and painless.

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html

patio. 8-)But, patio, he's not talking about programs he has installed.Understood....read the first sentence of my post.

patio. 8-)Thanks for the reccomendation, patio. I checked it out, and REALIZED that I already have two programs quite similar: System Restore and Acronis True Image. Different methods, perhaps, but essentially same results. So far, it looks like I'm stuck with this one. Certainly not fatal, but I bet a lot of us know how it can bring the curiosity in us out, when something changes and we can't figure out why. It is actually not like System Restore nor True Image...

System Restore will roll your system back to a prior date...

True Image creates an image of your entire HDD and can restore it to the state it was in at the time of the image creation.

Total Uninstall is designed to monitor each program you install and make it painless to remove any and all remnants of that program should you decide that it did not suit your needs...

patio. 8-)Yes, I agree that I can see how that could be handy if one wanted to uninstall a program that was installed before even other programs were installed. However, I only install and evaluate thoroughly one program at a time. Also, from the way the Total Uninstall description reads, it would be of no use for all the programs that are already installed. I've had my PC long enough now that the installation of a new program that I don't already have is a rarity. Besides, I like to think that I have become fairly skilled at making sure most programs that I don't want anymore are COMPLETELY removed. I consider it practice; I don't really want a tool to do it for me! Quote

Besides, I like to think that I have become fairly skilled at making sure most programs that I don't want anymore are completely removed. I consider it practice; I don't really want a tool to do it for me!

So, do you LAUNCH regedit and search through Windows Registry for remaining entries after you uninstall a program? I guess I'll call that commitment. LOL
I've been known to. Really. Although for that, 99% of the time, I just rely on the registry cleaner scans that I run from time to time. However, I've only recently learned that some experts agree that this isn't really necessary. We learn as we go. I already bought the registry cleaner some time ago, having been convinced at the time that it was necessary to "maintain performance". I have it; may as well use it, provided that I do so carefully! (It does make backups, so any deletions are fully reversible.) I notice that every time that a reply is made in this thread, it is moved back to the top of the list. I FEEL as though I'm being rude to those who have real problems. This conversation, while enjoyable, is not answering my original question. Unless someone has yet to share any thoughts regarding that, would you be offended if I were to politely request that we drop this? Thank you, soybean. You are not being rude at all...the reason a thread winds up on top is because it is active and being responded to,,,

As to an answer to your original question newer programs tend to write things to anywhere they see fit and do not disappear as did OLDER programs...

It gets harder and harder to remove traces of new programs as time goes on, hence my suggestion.

patio. 8-)

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