Perhaps these will help. Unlocker -- will list the programs holding a lock on the locked files and allow you to close them. http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/index.htm
Total Uninstall -- last freeware version 2.35 will track and report all system changes during an installation and completely undo (uninstall) the installation. It records your system files and registry before and after installation and monitors the installation process. http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=234 SysInternals Process Explorer may also prove useful http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx also in the full suite of SysInternals tools http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx other potential tools include free versions of Ashampoo Uninstaller 3 Ashampoo Magical Uninstaller http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/product_2_0803___USD.htm Glary Absolute Uninstaller http://glarysoft.com/au.html# ZSoft Uninstaller http://www.zsoft.dk/index/software_details/4 these uninstallers all work by taking a "snapshot" of your system before install, monitoring the install process, and noting all the changes; a useful tool in case you didn't monitor the process beginning before the install process is Revo Uninstall http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html Hope these help. maxdanger <http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=234> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Len Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > I went through the whole cycle a 4th time. > > that registry cleaner finds nothing > > (random leap in the dark: IOBIT Advanced System Care uninstaller also finds > nothing) > > but regedt32 finds some hp/hewlett/1200/laserjet stuff, which I delete, but > the HP laserjet 1200 items under USBPRINT (now under 3 different USB000x > virtual ports) cannot be deleted. > > Amazing. > > When I do a "fresh" install and use the latest HP driver, printing fails, > and looking at the printers+faxes util, it shows "HP LaserJet 1200 Series > PCL 5e" and "HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL 5e (copy 1)", so I guess there's > still some c...@p lurking in the screwed-up/unscrewable registry. > > thanks > Len > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
