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  Hi Carol,

  1. what program or software you are trying to delete?

  2. What is the code or an exact error message?

  Please provide us with more information on the specific question, to find a solution as soon as possible.

  Follow the link below and check them with the question:

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  Thank you for the update.

  If the problem occurred recently, I suggest to perform the system restore and check if it helps.

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  Hi image,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers community.

  a. what exactly happens when you try to open the mouse settings in the control panel?

  b. do you receive any error messages?

  I suggest that you want to run System Restore on your computer.

  System Restore will take your computer state permeable when it did not face such a problem, this can be done by selecting the correct restore point.

  To restore the operating system to an earlier point in time, follow these steps:

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  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  2. in the System Restore dialog box, click on choose a different restore point and then click Next.

  3. in the list of restore points, click a restore point created before you started having the problem, and then click Next.

  4. click on finish.

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  Hope this information is useful.

  Let me know if it worked.

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  I had the same problem, caused by an update of thugs. I had to do a repair installation to fix the problem. For this,.

  1. Start your Windows computer.
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  You tell us the names of these programs.

  A small number of programs, including malware, may be difficult to uninstall.

  Try this free Revo Uninstaller program to remove it.

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  "How-to" instructions for use are included here: read the information on the tabs at the top.

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  Check your hard drive for errors:

  Click Start

  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

  Click on "Run as Administrator"

  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

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  Restart your system

  Also, try the following:

  Press Windows key + R

  Type: appwiz.cpl

  Press enter

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  Also, try to create another user account and see if it opens.

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  Can you do a restore of the system before you start, facing this problem?

  Download ESET Removal tool

  Burn it to a CD or create a USB bootable thumb with her:

  http://www.eset.com/us/download/utilities/

  ESET are Live is a live Linux distribution which can scan malware and clean infected files. It runs from a CD/DVD or a USB device, regardless of the host operating system, but has a direct access to the system disks and files. This will eliminate the threats which, under normal conditions, can be impossible to remove.

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  Hello guru84,

  Automated convenience store is available who can diagnose problems that may prevent install and uninstall programs on your Windows computer. This troubleshooting can help with programs that do not uninstall properly and issues where programs can block the facilities of other programs. To run this utility, click run now on the following Web site:

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  See KB here:

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  This will have to be run in XP compatibility mode in Vista

  To run a program in compatibility mode:

  1. Right click on the shortcut for the item.
  2. Click on Properties
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  After uninstalling GTA, see if you have the same problems of use of CPU...

  Please let us know!

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