Oh dear - Smiley Central

[simpo two]

In a moment of foolishness I downloaded this and now can't get the Smiley Tooobar out of my new message window. It's not in the add/remove programs list nor in the views/toolbar menu. Can anyone rid me of this turbulent beast?

[Pies]

If your on MS can you not go back to a restore point

just guessing

[BrianTheYank]

try crtl alt delete and then go to the processes tab and try shutting it down from there.

[simpo two]

It's XP and OE, but I've never needed a Restore Point before and wouldn't know how to do it. Would there be a file somewhere I can just find and delete?

[BrianTheYank]

Try finding out where u saved it to and just delete the files

[simpo two]

Thank Brian but it's not a process as such, it seems incorporated somehow within OE. I deleted the file I downloaded (an exe) but it's already 'in'.

[BrianTheYank]

You could always try the system restore. Not sure if your pc does this but every couple of days mine will create restore points.

Go to control panel=>performance and maitenance=>system restore

the click perform system restore
there should be at least one check point in the past week so if you havent dont anything major that you need to keep just try doing a restore. should get rid of it.



But before u do that try this
click the view tab, and it should have something that says toolbars or something, you also might be able to turn it off in there.

>> Edited by BrianTheYank on Saturday 17th April 22:26

[judas]

Google is your friend, as is the Smiley Central website...

From this page: http://help.smileycentral.com/troubleshooting.html

Uninstall FAQs

How do I remove the Smiley Central button from the toolbar?

First, find the "My Web Search" or "My Way Search" button to the far-left of the toolbar. Click the small arrow to the right of this button. From the dropdown, select "Add/Remove Buttons". Now, uncheck the "Smiley Central" box in the Cool Tools module. Click the "Finished" button and your Smiley Central button will be removed from your IE browser. You can always add it back at any time by repeating the steps above and checking the Smiley Central box. (Click here to see a picture)

Outlook, Outlook Express, AOL Mail 9.0 and IncrediMail users: The above steps will remove the Smiley Central button from Internet Explorer only. To remove the Smiley Central button from your email system, you will need to uninstall the navigation bar by following the steps outlined below. (See: "How do I uninstall the toolbar and Smiley Central from all my applications?")

Can I disable Smiley Central from individual email and IM clients, or do I have to uninstall it entirely?

If you installed Smiley Central after March 11th, you have the ability to disable Smiley Central from individual email and IM clients. (If you downloaded Smiley Central prior to March 10th, click here to upgrade to Smiley Central 2.0.)

To disable individual email and/or IM clients, simply open an IE browser, and:

1) Find the "My Way Search" or "My Web Search" button on your toolbar and click the down-arrow
2) Select "Enable/Disable Features"
3) Check the box next to any email or IM client you wish to enable, uncheck the box to disable
4) Click "Save Changes"

Be sure to close any email and IM clients you have open, then open a new one for your changes to take effect.

How do I uninstall the toolbar and Smiley Central from all my applications?

If you downloaded Smiley Central after March 11th:

1) From your computer's Start button, select "Settings", then select "Control Panel"
2) Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon
3) Select "My Web Search (Smiley Central)"
4) Click "Remove." Smiley Central and the toolbar have now been uninstalled.

If you downloaded Smiley Central prior to March 11th:

Depending on when you downloaded Smiley Central, you may be able to follow the steps above. If these do not work, please do the following:

Web-based email users:
To remove Smiley Central and your toolbar, you must do the following:

1) From your computer's Start button, select "Settings", then select "Control Panel"
2) Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon
3) Select "My Web Search"**
4) Click "Remove." Smiley Central and the toolbar have now been uninstalled. (Click here to see a picture)

**Some toolbar versions may say "My Way Search" or "My Way Speedbar."

Outlook, Outlook Express and IncrediMail users:
To remove Smiley Central and the navigation bar from your email system, you must do the following:

1) From your computer's Start button, select "Settings", then select "Control Panel"
2) Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon
3) Select "My Web Search (Outlook, Outlook Express, and IncrediMail)"**
4) Click "Remove." Smiley Central and the navigation bar have now been uninstalled from your email system. (Click here to see a picture)

**Some toolbar versions may say "My Web Search (Outlook, Outlook Express, and IncrediMail)" or "My Way Speedbar (Outlook, Outlook Express, and IncrediMail)."

To remove Smiley Central and the toolbar from both your email system AND your browser, you must do the following:

1) From your computer's Start button, select "Settings", then select "Control Panel"
2) Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon
3) Select "My Web Search (Smiley Central)"**
4) Click "Remove." Smiley Central and the toolbar have now been uninstalled from your email system and your browser. (Click here to see a picture)

**Some toolbar versions may say "My Way Search (Smiley Central)" or "My Way Speedbar (Smiley Central)."

[simpo two]

Thank you Judas, the relevant bit was:

1) From your computer's Start button, select "Settings", then select "Control Panel"
2) Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon

I hadn't noticed this before as I was looking for 'Smiley Central'. Apologies for not Googling; sometimes it's quicker just to ask someone who already knows the answer!