The Evil Undeletable Hearts 1

[DanCCC]

I have deleted MSHEARTS.EXE from Windows/system32 but it keeps coming back!

Any ideas how to put the wooden stake through this evil program once and for all?

dan

 

[franklin97355]

Add/remove programs windows components games.

 

[DanCCC]

Aah, Games! I have been to Add/Remove Programs looking for Hearts but did not look at games.

I'll go home and see if it's there.

Thanks,

dan

 

[DanCCC]

There is no Games category in my Add/Remove Programs under WinXP.

Anyone else know how to get rid of MSHearts?

dan

 

[gpalmer711]

If you are wanting to remove all of the windows games then do the following.

Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Click Add/Remove Windows Componants > Highlight Accessories > Click the Details Button > Untick Games > Click Ok > Click Next

All windows games will then be removed.

If you want to just remove the Hearts game then you can simply delete the shortcut and c:\windows\system32\mshearts.exe file.

This is one of few pieces of software that does not require an uninstallation procedure.

Greg Palmer
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[gpalmer711]

Doh - I should think before posting. Windows File Protection will reinstate the file at the next login. Like you said above. I am looking into a way of stopping this from happening, without disabling WFP.

Greg Palmer
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http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[gpalmer711]

From what I have read, if you also delete the file from c:\windows\system32\dllcache then it will not re reinstated at your next boot.

Greg Palmer
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http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[bcastner]

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q307/7/68.asp&NoWebContent=1

 

[gpalmer711]

Bill has done it again, sometimes the simplest of things escape us.

Have a Star

Greg Palmer
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http://www.palmersoft.co.uk