Sending 100% Free SMS Worldwide through CallWave using Yahoo Widget seems to be limited now. When I first discovered this service, I was able to send unlimited SMS. I guess when it became popular, they had to have some kind of restrictions to prevent abuse. Just like what happened to ICQ SMS service many years ago.

My brother recommended me a website which is able to send unlimited FREE SMS, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. The only catch is that you and the person you want to send SMS to(recipient) must be a member of the website. A simple 3 minute signup is all it takes to start sending free SMS.


mobiK, the website that allows you to send free SMS from either an Internet Browser or a mobile phone to most world destinations. You need Adobe Flash player in order to load the mobiK’s SMS sender interface on your browser.

mobiK is able to provide free SMS because they’ve partnered with selected sponsors in a number of world regions. Each message you send is appended with an “ad tag” from their sponsors.

One very useful feature on mobiK is that you can add your friend’s cellphone number into Contact. To send message to multiple recipients, simply drag or double click the contacts that you’ve saved, type your message and click on the Send button. In just a few seconds, all your friends will receive your message.

Sometimes when you send an SMS message you will get the response “Blocked. No ad sponsor“. mobiK will only deliver SMS to the regions supported by their advertising sponsors. If there is not a sponsor in the region where you are sending your SMS, the message cannot be delivered.

If you go through mobiK FAQ’s page, it is quite outdated. mobiK has updated their website to version 2 and a lot has changed. When I use mobiK about 2 months ago, I can only send SMS. Now, I can even collect “K” points to redeem free stuff by inviting friends to join mobiK, completing surveys or enter competitions. One of the prize is invite 50 friends and get a $50 iTunes gift certificate!

Before the update, when you use mobiK to send a text message to your friend, your friend wouldn’t know that it’s coming from you. You’ll have to make sure that you identify yourself in the message. Now mobiK has updated their system and it shows your cellphone number instead of the word “Mobik”. There is no need to guess which of your friend sent this SMS to you anymore! Moreover, having your number displayed allows your friend to easily reply your message without keying in your number.

[ Sign Up mobiK and send FREE SMS ]

Few days ago I was looking for an update on HiJackThis tool. HijackThis is a free utility that generates an in depth report of registry and file settings from your computer. HiJackThis makes no separation between safe and unsafe settings in its scan results giving you the ability to selectively remove items from your machine. In addition to this scan and remove capability HijackThis comes with several tools useful in manually removing malware from a computer.

Merijn Bellekom is the author of this fantastic tool. While browsing at Merjin’s website for an update, I read the news that Merjin has sold HiJackThis to TrendMicro. TrendMicro has acquired CWShredder before from Merjin and now HiJackThis. I guess sooner or later they are going to acquire everything that Merjin has develop.


After Merjin sold HijackThis to Trend Micro, a newer version of HiJackThis has been made available. It is in Beta and that is the only version you can download. I wonder why don’t they provide download of the stable old version since Beta is for testing?

What’s new in HijackThis v2:
* AnalyzeThis added for log file statistics
* Recognizes Windows Vista and IE7
* Fixed a few bugs in the O23 method
* Fixed a bug in the O22 method (SharedTaskScheduler)
* Did a few tweaks on the log format
* Fixed and improved ADS Spy
* Improved Itty Bitty Procman (processes are frozen before they are killed)
* Added listing of O4 autoruns from other users
* Added listing of the Policies Run items in O4 method, used by SmitFraud trojan
* Added /silentautolog parameter for system admins
* Added /deleteonreboot [file] parameter for system admins
* Added O24 – ActiveX Desktop Components enumeration
* Added Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) Zones to O15 Trusted Sites check

TrendMicro does not officially support HijackThis yet, but I expect they will once it goes final. HiJackThis is not any simple tool for beginners. It requires you to know what files is dangerous and what’s not. So if you’re unsure, you can always ask in SpywareInfo forum. Simply run HiJackThis and generate a log file. Submit the log file to the forum and within hours you’ll have people helping you.

It’s a very simple yet powerful tool! I would like to stress out that IF you’re unsure what to fix after running the scan, please request for help from SpywareInfo. Simply removing any startup programs would result in an unbootable Windows.

[ Download Trend Micro HiJackThis v2 Beta ]

The time I spend on my computer daily is probably more than any other activity and I have come to realized the importance of ergonomics. Having a combination of good computer chair, a proper computer table with keyboard tray, and of course an ergonomic keyboard and mouse is very important. I have been using the wired Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 for many years and it allows me to rest my wrists against the plush palm rest in a relaxed, natural angle with this keyboard’s curved key bed, ergonomic arc, and reversed slope. As for the mouse, I use a simple USB Microsoft optical wheel mouse that is also wired.

I have to admit that I didn’t like all the wires going around my table because it looks messy and untidy. So I searched for alternative and found that Microsoft has another model called Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 which features the same keyboard as the 4000 without the wires and it comes together with a Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 which is very similar to the Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 sold individually. Unfortunately I couldn’t find anyone selling the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 in Malaysia, so I searched in eBay. Found a seller from UK, paid for it but after 2 months I was refunded because they wasn’t able to send it to Malaysia. Then this time I ordered from US and I just received it after waited for nearly 2 weeks. For your information, there is no custom import tax when you buy computer parts from overseas.


There is no problem with the keyboard because it is the same as the old which I am very comfortable because of the ergonomic design that encourages natural wrist and arm alignment so I can work without discomfort.

As for the mouse, it is something very new to me. Instead of putting your whole hand on top of the mouse, the mouse included in the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 fits my hand as naturally as a handshake. While it is logical but there is one small problem and that is the mouse being too big/high and I find it hard to accurately move the mouse cursor to where I want to. I guess this is the reason why it is not sold in Malaysia as we Asians have smaller hands.

Another con is it uses 2 double A batteries to power up the mouse and keyboard. I could use rechargeable batteries but it is a hassle to take out, recharge and put it back again. I am sure there will be times when I forget to charge the batteries after using it the whole day. I can’t give away the mouse because I am using the receiver for the keyboard and Microsoft don’t sell the receiver separately.

My verdict on Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000: Love the keyboard but hate the mouse. I wished Microsoft sold the wireless version of Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 separately.

P/S: I am still in the hunt for a good and ergonomic mouse. Modern mouse such as Razer Mamba are far more advanced as it uses rechargeable lithion-ion battery, has dual mode (Wired & Wireless) and more responsive but the price is twice more expensive. Do you think the Razer Mamba is worth buying?

Is it possible to accelerate your hard disk drive to speed up file transfer? At first I didn’t know it was possible because thinking that Microsoft might have utilize the best code to have the fastest speed in file copying.

Ponder on this statement:

Is it possible to download files better than with non-resumable Internet Explorer? Or defragment a hard-drive faster and more optimal than with Windows’ defrag utility? Is it possible to edit images better than with Windows’ Paint? Or edit text documents better than with Notepad? What about repartitioning hard-drives? Is Windows’ fdisk always up to the task?

Windows has been designed to be a heavily third-party improvable operating system. While this may sound absurd to some, it is true in every respect. Let’s ponder on this affirmation for a second or two. What would Microsoft have to gain from making Windows the perfect operating system? Sure, they could hire a few more thousand programmers to write every gadget and application you could ever desire, but would it be worth it? It would primarily stiffle application development on their platform and bring about antitrust lawsuits. Not a desirable state indeed. Therefore it should not be too big of a surprise that things which you consider normal and efficient, eventually turn out to be heavily improvable.

Now I’d say YES, it is possible to accelerate your hard disk drive to speed up file transfer. It has been tested and proven to save you 15-25 seconds in copying a 700 megabyte file on the same physical hard-drive compared to normal Windows file copy method.

Here’s what you need to speed up file copying.


BurstCopy is the hard-drive accelerator that significantly increases file transfer speed. By taking full advantage of the DMA support provided by your hard-drive, and using dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times, BurstCopy will significantly reduce the time you spend waiting for files to transfer.

Other than speeding up file transfer speed, it has extra features that Windows should have long ago. If you met any errors during copying files in Windows, the transfer will be terminated. If you’re copying thousands of small files, you know which has been copied and which haven’t. With BurstCopy, any errors that you may typically encounter will not terminate your transfer. A friendly window will inform you of the error, and allow you to choose the appropriate action (skip, retry, abort).

You can also use BurstCopy to pause file transfer process and resume when you’re ready to. It is a known fact that file transfers can slow down other applications that try to use the hard-drive. Using BurstCopy’s pause and resume functions, you can temporarily suspend transfers, while your other programs get exclusive access to the hard-drive. This will for example be useful when you have a long transfer under way, and you need to start a large program. You could just pause the transfer while the program starts, and then resume it.

Another incredible feature that BurstCopy claims to have is it is able to reduce hard disk noise during file transfer. If your hard-drive is typically noisy during file transfers, you will be happy to find out that there is a great reduction in generated noise during BurstCopy transfers. This is a direct result of the methods used to increase the transfer speed and comes at no performance expense. I have no idea how they did it but they have the technology.

BurstCopy is truly a gem! I wouldn’t depend on Windows file copying method from now on. We all know how important a hard drive is because we’d loose all our important files if the hard drive fails. Taking care of your hard drive is important!

[ Download BurstCopy ]

Nearly 2 months ago RapidShare implemented a new and difficult to beat CAPTCHA system. The CAPTCHAs are displayed as up to 8 warped alphanumeric characters, each with a dog or a cat printed over them. The user then is instructed to type in the 4 letters (although technically some “letters” are actually numbers) with the cat on them.

As you can see that it is tough to us humans for recognize which characters has cats at the sample RapidShare CAPTCHA image above! This new update has gone a little too far just because they want to break CryptLoad, USDownloader, (E)lephant and RSD auto CAPTCHA decryption. All those tools were unable to auto recognized RapidShare CAPTCHA codes for more than a month but now CryptLoad has managed to find a way to decode and auto recognize RapidShare CAPTCHA with cats! Unlimited RapidShare downloading is AGAIN possible with CryptLoad.


I won’t be explaining about how to use CryptLoad because I’ve already written about it last year. If you haven’t read that article, here’s the link. It gives you an idea what is Cryptload, what it can do and how to use it in step-by-step. Basically CryptLoad is a free software that can download from RapidShare as a free user as if they were a premium user. There is no need to wait to continue downloading the next file and also there is no need to enter the confusing CAPTCHA codes as it is recognized and entered automatically.

When I got to know that latest CryptLoad is able to auto recognized RapidShare CAPTCHA, I was very excited to test it but wasn’t able to because RapidShare happy hours were still active. I had wait until at night when the happy hours are deactivated. I ran CryptLoad, added a rapidshare link, and the 4 letters containing cats were instantly and automatically entered without feeling that it had to go through some kind of OCR program.

CryptLoad has improved a lot since the last time I’ve written about it. One of the biggest update is the online CryptLoad CLR-Creator. Previously if we want CryptLoad to support our router for reconnect, we’ll have to contact one of the creator of Cryptload to help us create the CLR file. But now, we can do it ourselves. Just install Live HTTP Headers plugin for Firefox and capture the text data when you manually reconnect the Internet from your router. Paste the text data into the online Cryptload CLR-Creator and it will create a CLR file that supports your router. You can refer to CryptLoad WIKI on how to do that.

Other than that, everything else is pretty much the same. Their next major update CryptLoad version 2 will be much lighter and support Mac OS, Linux and possibly PS3! Keep up the good work Apokalyser, Borka and Shira! Although some people say that other tools are better, I personally felt that CryptLoad is the best!

I just want to clarify that CryptLoad is a download manager for file hosting websites that supports a lot of powerful features and it is NOT a hacking tool. Thanks Frank Z. for sharing this latest news with me!

[ Download CryptLoad 1.1.0 ]

A lot of people know or at least heard about Napster, P2P, BitTorrent (or also known as just Torrent) but when it comes to Usenet, many might have heard of it but doesn’t know how it works or even how to use it. Usenet is a worldwide network of commercial grade servers that has been around since 1980! I wasn’t even born yet at that time and it’s already there until today. When BitTorrent was still new, it took me a while to figure out how it works to download stuff and the requirements to achieve faster download speed. The same goes with Usenet. If you haven’t heard of it, you will have to spend some time in testing a couple of a free Usenet newsreader that you find comfortable using it and configure to search for the newsgroup that you want. Here is a very good article about BitTorrent vs Usenet that you should read. It explains about Usenet’s advantage over BitTorrent on privacy, file availability, and download speed.

To make it simpler, there are paid Usenet clients such as Binverse that has everything integrated into it, making the whole process of downloading from Usenet much easier and faster with 256-Bit secure connections and no server logs. All you need to do is download and install the software, search and download. There is no need to worry about not having enough seeders and etc… Of course Binverse offers much more features than that which I’ve covered at the rest of the article.


Binverse setup installer is only 1.8MB in size and runs Windows (32bit & 64bit) and Mac OS. After installation, running Binverse will prompt you enter your username and password to unlock the features. Binverse is a paid software, so you’ll have to purchase subscription in order to receive the username and password.

Using Binverse to search and download files is just too easy. After logging in, there is a search box where you can search for files, text, photos or browse your favorite groups. Type in the keyword that you want to search and hit the Search button. Within seconds the search results will appear at the bottom of the software.

There are 4 useful buttons above the search result which is Open, Comments, Download and Preview. The Open button shows the files that are in the package, comments button provides information on the file, download button to start downloading the package. Finally the preview button is very useful to determine the quality of the video or audio that you want to download so that you won’t waste both your time and bandwidth in downloading something that you don’t want to.

By default Binverse uses the Atimto Usenet Index search server but you can change that to either NFONews.com, NZBMatrix or ngindex.com from the Settings. If you’re unsure which to use, it is best to use the default Atimto server. Other options for Download, Chat, Miscellaneous and Proxy Server in the settings are pretty straight forward and not too confusing, unlike a BitTorrent client that has a lot of technical configuration.

Binverse has a built-in automatic updater and installer from Help > Search for Updates. Currently it shows a new version of Binverse is available and can be installed but it is a 1.34 Beta release. I tried updating Binverse to 1.34 beta but Binverse couldn’t run after that. Reinstalling the old version fixes the problem.

If you love downloading files, have that extra money to spend but hate using BitTorrent or downloading from one-click file Hosting websites such as FileSonic, then go ahead and give Binverse a try to download files from Usenet. They do have 3 day trial period, which means that within the first 3 days you may try out their service and cancel anytime in the members’ area if you are not satisfied. Do note that if you do not cancel your account within the first 3 days of your membership you will be charged the price for the plan you chose upon registration. This trial system is actually implemented by Symantec for their Norton products.

I’ve read some comments in WoT and some claimed that Binverse contains virus. Binverse is just a Usenet client. By installing Binverse, your computer will not be infected by viruses. Only when you start downloading stuff BLINDLY without double checking the downloaded files and using your common sense, that is when your computer might get infected by virus. Just like an Internet web browser such as Firefox. We can download files using Firefox and get infected by virus, but it doesn’t mean that Firefox is a virus. Hope you get the picture.

Binverse has generously sponsored 5 accounts with 50GB of high speed downloads with NO expiration date. If you would like to have a chance in winning a Binverse account, go to our forums to join the draw. The 5 lucky winners will be automatically and randomly chosen by the giveaway system in 48 hours.

[ Visit Binverse ]

Here’s a quick and easy way to change your administrator password on Windows XP.

1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP CD is bootable as it should be – and that you have your bios set to boot from CD)

2. Keep your eye on the screen messages for booting to your CD Typically, it will be “Press any key to boot from CD”



3. Once you get in, the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files.

4. When you get to the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows now

5. The Licensing Agreement comes next – Press F8 to accept it.

6. The next screen is the Setup screen which gives you the option to do a Repair.
It should read something like “If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it”
Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation (if you only have one, it should already be selected) and press R to begin the Repair process.

7. Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes.

8. Shortly after the Copying Files stage, you will be required to reboot. (this will happen automatically – you will see a progress bar stating “Your computer will reboot in 15 seconds”

9. During the reboot, do not make the mistake of “pressing any key” to boot from the CD again! Setup will resume automatically with the standard billboard screens and you will notice Installing Windows is highlighted.

10. Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen and when you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This is the security hole! A command console will now open up giving you the potential for wide access to your system.

11. At the prompt, type NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. Voila! You have just gained graphical access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel.

12. Now simply pick the account you need to change and remove or change your password as you prefer. If you want to log on without having to enter your new password, you can type control userpasswords2 at the prompt and choose to log on without being asked for password. After you’ve made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the Repair (have your Product key handy).

13. Once the Repair is done, you will be able to log on with your new password (or without a password if you chose not to use one or if you chose not to be asked for a password). Your programs and personalized settings should remain intact.

I’m pretty sure you must know and saw Windows Vista. It looks really nice for major GUI updates. Many of them who saw it wished to get Vistalish look for their XP or even 2003. It might sounds stupid to say this since you all know what it is but just bear it 😛

This program will transform your Windows user interface to ultimate Windows Vista look that everyone will never notice it’s the same old Windows XP (or 2003)



Vista Transformation Pack will replace many of the resources in Windows XP/Windows Server 2003. It can change such things as:
• Boot screen
• Welcome Screen / Logon Screen
• New msstyles files (visual styles)
• New desktop and file icons
• New toolbar icons
• Progress Dialogs
• Sounds scheme
• System Tray icons
• New Wallpapers
• Windows Media Player Skins
• And much more

Changes in Version 4.0
-Added batch-script blocking detection function (No more transforming with batch problems)
-Added closing explorer.exe to prevent conflicts in Repairing and Uninstalling
-Added Logoff/Shutdown button text removing option
-Added Progress message for Repairing and Uninstalling
-Added repair mode option (to repair only updates files with backing up or all files without backing up)
-Added some Vista 536x wallpapers
-Added un-official Windows Vista sounds by digitalfive.org
-Added Vista.ru’s Windows Media Player 11 (codename Eclipse) skin
-Added Vista System Properties dialog
-Added Vista Transformation Pack FAQ (contributed by members in forum)
-Added Windows drive icon
-Fixed font changing bug
-Fixed icons bug in shell32.dll
-Fixed losing updated files after transformation from repairing
-Fixed operating system detection bug in maintenance center
-Fixed WindowBlinds 5 installation path
-Removed First-Run transformation mode to prevent confusions
-Removed Longhorn and unused stuffs (developed from Lite branch)
-Removed Longhorn SideBar due to discontinued and couple of bugs
-Updated Rebuild Icon Cache program to use Visual Basic 6 Runtime
-Updated Vista Boot Screen to beta 2 inspired
-Updated Vista file processing dialog
-Updated Vista icons to build 5365
-Updated Vista LogonUI to build 5365
-Updated Vista Progress dialog
-Updated Vista Toolbar style options
-Updated Vista tray icons
-Updated visual styles
|-Fixed CaptionButton positioning bug in “Aero Style (Vista – Beta 1)”
|-Fixed CaptionButton transparency bug in WindowBlinds skin
|-Fixed Horizontal shellstyle bug in Beta 2
|-Fixed Logoff/Shutdown button alignment in Beta themes and WindowBlinds skin
|-Fixed ListviewHeader background
|-Fixed PlaceItem positioning bug
|-Fixed StartButton bugs
|-Fixed TabItem border in WindowBlinds skin
|-Fixed UserPicture positioning bug
|-Updated Glass border in visual styles WindowBlinds skin (Actual 5342 port)
|-Updated ListBox background in WindowBlinds skin
|-Updated shellstyles in Beta 2 visual styles with awesome mods!
|-Updated StartButton in Beta 2 visual styles
|-Updated StartPanel in Beta 2 visual styles
|-Updated Shutdown/Logoff button in StartPanel
|-Updated TabItem
|-Updated ToolBarBackground
|-Updated ToolBarButtons
|-Updated UserPicture background to common ones

[ Download Vista Transformation Pack v4.0 | Author’s Website ]

My opinion: I do not use much visual stuff on my computer as I don’t even have a wallpaper. But if you’re into tweaking and making your computer look nicer, then you should definitely try this. It will impress a lot of people thinking that you’ve already got Windows Vista installed! When you tell them it’s only the user interface that’s changed, the next thing is they will be asking you where you got it.. and you know where you got this information from 😉

A year ago I introduced a free utility called Unlocker that is able to unlock files you cannot delete, more or rename because there are programs that might be using the file. It’s a very good utility and I always recommend people to install it. The only problem with that utility is that it requires installation and it’s not portable.

I need something that can do the same except it is portable and I can carry it on my USB flash drive. It can be very helpful in stopping and deleting running suspicious files on customer’s computer. After a little searching, I found a free utility that can do the same as Unlocker and it’s PORTABLE!


FileASSASSIN can delete locked files on your system. It uses advanced techniques to unload modules, close remote handles, and terminate processes to allow the removal of the file.

Simply download FileASSASSIN from the link below. There are installer version and also portable version. Start FileASSASSIN and select a file by dragging it onto the text area or select it using the (…) button. Next, select a removal method from the list. Finally, click delete and the removal process will commence.

I like the options that the interface has. You can either use the FileASSASSIN’s method to unlock and delete the running file, or you can choose to automatically delete the file when Windows reboot or the normal delete function that is the same as pressing the delete key in Windows. Below are the explanations of FileASSASIN’s method of file processing.
1. Unlock locked file handlers: This option will scan through all handles system wide and remove any pointers to the file.
2. Unload modules: This function will free the libraries from remote processes.
3. Terminate the file’s process: This function will simply terminate the process.
4. Delete file: This option will decide if the file shall be deleted or not.

FileASSASSIN v1.05 is free and compatible with Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista.

[ Download FileASSASSIN Installer | Portable version of FileASSASSIN ]

Someone by the nickname of Dr. Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows without buying it! I’m not sure about this because I have not tried Windows Vista and the crack yet. However, Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof that it’s true that he managed to crack Windows Vista activation. Dr. Chang tried pushing the date to Year 2016 (ten years ahead) and restarting several times, then moved the date back to 2006, the only thing that expired is his Antivirus. No more 180 days expiration problem and able to successfully receive Windows Updates for Windows Vista.

Continue reading to see the screenshots and also to download Dr. Chang’s Windows Vista permanent activation crack.


After cracking, type “slmgr.vbs -xpr” and it says that windows is permanently activated.

At Windows Vista Control Panel -> System, it says “Windows is activated”

Activation was successful!

No problem in getting Windows Vista updates from Windows Update.

Dr. Chang has also included a crack to convert Windows Vista Billgates Edition to MSDN Edition. Again, I’d like to stress out that I’ve not tested this crack and thus I can’t verify whether Dr. Chang’s crack is working or not. But seeing the screenshots, this crack looks good. Even in forums, Dr. Chang’s crack is gaining a lot of attention. Try it at your own risk and I do not take any responsibility.

[ Download Dr. Chang’s Vista RTM Crack ]

When a software is unable to run, the first logical attempt to fix the problem is by reinstalling the software. However there are times when a software is so badly corrupted that you cannot even uninstall or reinstall the software, leaving you with the only option to reformat your hard drive to reinstall a clean Windows. The Windows Installer Clean Up (MSICUU2.exe) tool developed by Microsoft is probably one of the most useful free tool to fix program reinstallation problems. However this tool can sometimes also damages other components installed on the computer rather than fixing it. In order not to take further risks, Microsoft has decided to pull the plug and retire this risky yet valuable tool on middle of 2010.

Even if you managed to download MSICUU2 from third party websites such as Softpedia, this tool doesn’t support Windows Vista and Windows 7. The good news is Microsoft has created another tool called “Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter” which is a replacement for the retired Windows Installer Clean Up plus it supports both 32-bit and 64-bit of Windows including the latest Windows 7.


The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter tool runs under Microsoft Fix it engine. After running the tool, first you get to select whether to allow the tool to detect problems and apply the fixes automatically or only detect and let you select the fixes to apply. Next you have to select if you are having problem Installing or Uninstalling a program. Finally you get to select the program you are trying to install or uninstall from the list or if you do not see your program, select Not Listed.

The Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter tool fixes the following:

Removes bad registry key on 64 bit operating systems.

Windows registry keys that control the upgrade (patching) data that become corrupted.

Resolves problems that prevent new programs from being installed.

Resolves problems that prevent programs from being completely uninstalled and blocking new installations and updates.

Use this troubleshooter for an uninstall only if the program fails to uninstall using the windows add/remove programs feature.

There are 2 methods to run Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter which is via web installation that requires an active internet connection to download the Microsoft Fix it engine or the portable version of Fix for offline computers. The web install version only downloads the Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter while the portable version which is approximately 40MB in size downloads all Fix it modules where you have to manually select the troubleshooters category (Install or upgrade software or hardware) and then scroll to the bottom and click the Run Now button for Diagnose and fix program installing and uninstalling problems automatically.

Download
Web Installer: MicrosoftFixit.ProgramInstallUninstall.Run.exe
Portable Offline: MicrosoftFixit-portable.exe