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My first strategy in getting rid of an unwanted, but impossible-to-uninstall program is straightforward and usually successful: Reinstall the application and then remove it using Revo Uninstaller . If that works, cool, you're already home free; crack open a beer and celebrate. Unfortunately, reinstalling the app isn't always possible. One reason could be that the program took a nose dive the first time you installed it, maybe stopping midway. If it left bits of detritus on your PC, the junk easily confuses the installation program, an app that's usually not very smart as it is. So you might see the program's icon in the Start menu, but you get an error message when trying to run it. Start by running Microsoft's Windows Installer CleanUp Utility . If the program you're having trouble with was installed using Windows Installer, the Cleanup Utility will list the program; select it to clean up remaining parts of the incomplete or faulty installation progr

If you download a lot of files on iTunes, particularly videos, eventually you're bound to get a corrupt file that can't finish downloading. As a fix, iTunes might prompt you to "Check for Available Downloads" under the Store menu, but chances are this will only redownload the corrupt file, sticking you with something you paid for that doesn't play. The solution? Easy. On a Mac, go to Users\User\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Downloads. In the Downloads folder, you'll find the TMP folder for the corrupt file—delete it. Then click on Check for Available Downloads: iTunes will download a fresh, uncorrupted file, and you'll get your money's worth. On a PC, it's basically the same drill. For Windows XP, the folder path is: Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Downloads . In Vista, it's Users\User\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Downloads . via PC Mag

Windows XP and Vista store the DNS information of Web sites you've visited, to reach those sites faster each time you access them. The cache sometimes gets corrupted or stores a lot of unusable data, and that leads to slower Internet response times. To clear the cache, go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /flushdns . The command purges the DNS cache and restores your Internet access speed." via PC Magazine