# I have uninstalled X software. (A Vista question)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 6, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918 "2007-06-06T00:01:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918/1 "2007-06-06T00:01:57Z")

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Every time I log into my computer a window pops up telling me that I’ve uninstalled my HP software (the advanced applications for using the scanner\* part of my printer-scanner-copier thingie).

Yeah, no shit? You think it’s because when I upgraded to Vista you made me uninstall it? Ok. And now that you’ve announced it a hundred billion times, maybe you could shut up about it already? I never used that software anyway, I don’t GIVE A CRAP that it’s uninstalled. SHUT UP ALREADY!!! How do I turn this off!!!

\*I always do scanning through the interface in Photoshop, so I don’t need their special software.

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**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918/2 "2007-06-06T00:11:35Z")

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i would do an msconfig and make sure that program is unchecked. a registry clean is also a good idea

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918/3 "2007-06-06T00:16:47Z")

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Aha! I found it in msconfig and unchecked it. Will see what happens next time I reboot.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-uninstalled-x-software-a-vista-question/406918/4 "2007-06-06T01:59:49Z")

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If that doesn’t work, or if you want to do a cleanup anyway, try [TuneUp Utilities](http://www.tune-up.com/) which has a very nice trial (and works with Vista). It’ll do a registry cleanup for ya.