Enter Your Question Title HereWeather

[codswallop]

Each time I start up the comp.I get a message " a component is missing re-install WEATHER". I'm not particularly bothered if it's working or not,but I can't see how to do it and it bugs me(I'm using Vista) Thanks!!!

[Buenchico]

If you don't remember installing an application called 'weather' or similar, try running a search for 'weather' and noting what files or folders are found.

For (a fictitious) example, if you found a folder named 'weather' within the files for a program called 'Codswallophelper' (which you did remember installing) it would tell you that you needed to reinstall 'Codswallophelper'.

Chris

[codswallop]

Hi Chris,the weather prog was already installed and it's because I don't know how to access its files I don't know how to proceed.Thanks!

[Buenchico]

If in doubt, try uninstalling it.

You can do that via the Control Panel. You either need to double-click on 'Add or Remove Programs' or on 'programs & Features', depending upon which version of Windows you're using.

[AlBags]

Is it that old weather app that sits in the system tray?
It was buggy.

Open C/Program Files .. and scroll down the folders to look for a corresponding folder entry. Look inside folder (install directory) for any help/text info files.

What is the name of the executable file?

[codswallop]

I've gone to the Control Panel and Programmes but I can't find anything referring to "weather" and I can't see any name that I recognise that it's likely to be sub-filed under either.I assume Al that it is the one that sits in the tray only because that's the only "weather" I can see!! Never mind as I said I'm not particularly bothered either way,thanks again for trying!

[mungbeanz]

run msconfig - startup and see if anything appears. If so, just untick it.

[codswallop]

It worked mungbeanz(why mb?) Thanks!!!

[AlBags]

That was the next step ..
It is really only a partial fix tho.
There is a Registry Entry in Run that refers to the 'old' removed or uninstalled program. My guess is that is was deleted in Program Files .. or Uninstalled when it was running.
You need to edit the Registry really to remove any reference to the program.
Another way to remove that entry is to use Hijackthis and scan .. then find the entry in the results .. check it to remove. Careful with HijackThis tho .. it can disable Windows if not used properly.

[codswallop]

Come off it Al you are talking to Dumbo First class.At the risk of repeating myself it's not important I just wanted to know how.Thanks anyway!!!!