An installation keeps starting when i right klick on a file or a folder! HELP!

Gstreng

Okey, so heres the problem:

A couple of months ago i downloaded a program called spare backup that i used to backup some files. But when i didnt have use for backup anymore i tryed to delete the program..
It didnt work.. so i tryed going to the home page of spare backup and found a uninstall program.. but it didnt uninstall the program it just stopped it from running. and when i turned on windows There it was again. So i started deleting the folder that spare backup was installed in. and after a lot of trouble i got all the files away from my computer...

But now, after having finaly managed to delete the program i now have another problem:

Each time i right click on a file or folder an installation starts trying to install spare backup.
And since i have deleted everything containing spare backup files windows cant find the installation file... and so i tryed downloading spare backup from the internet again, but now i had to pay for the program.. ....


So can somebody help!?!?!?






i got windows XP btw.....

BlueMak

That sounds like a virus. URL for the program?

PangingJr

try Windows Installer CleanUp Utility ( http://support.microsoft.com/?id=290301 ) to see if there is a reference to the program in question, and if it's there remove it.

Gstreng

http://sparebackup.com/


but you cant download it anymore.. bcus now it cost money..

temeteus82

when you say delete it do you mean uninstalling it or just removing it from Program Files folder?

Dyre Straits

I suggest downloading CCleaner and run it through its paces. Especially the ISSUES option.

www.ccleaner.com

PC World Magazine did a full review of Spare Backup and gave it a thumbs down. It IS a valid backup program...not a virus. BUT, there are too many negative issues to make it a viable option for backing up files.