# HELP- Removing ActivClient Program from PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 21, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-removing-activclient-program-from-pc/247754 "2009-10-21T11:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-removing-activclient-program-from-pc/247754/3 "2009-10-21T12:20:07Z")
> [@finally got a new car...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-a-new-car/24734/20): > > I have a laptop that has ActivClient (some security program that requires USB stick to start computer and eats RAM). > > I want to remove this program from the laptop but since it appears attached to the startup, I am afraid removing it manually will prevent me from starting the computer. > > I am thinking the best thing to do is make an image of the laptop WITHOUT this program, but I’m not sure if that would work > > IT gurus, can anyone out there help me to make an image of my laptop and do a fresh reinstall WITHOUT this so I can get rid of it? > > I’m open to a fresh reinstall but I want to be sure all my drivers / programs stay intact (aside from the stupid security one). I have the USB stick to use the laptop but may not have the Admin password (as it was set up by IT). > > The laptop is an HP 8510, by the way. > > Anyone who can help, PM me or reply here. > > I’ll definitely compensate you if you are confident you can remove this resource-hogging program from my computer and keep everything else functional. Thanks. - Click **Start** , and then click **Run**. - In the **Open** box, type regedt32, and then click **OK**. - In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key: HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall - In the left pane, click the **Uninstall** registry key, and then click **Export** on the **File** menu. - In the **Export Registry File** dialog box that appears, click **Desktop** in the **Save in** list, type uninstall in the **File name** box, and then click **Save**. - Each key listed under **Uninstall** in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the **Currently installed programs** list of the Add or Remove Programs tool. To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right: DisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs. -and- UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program. - After you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the **Currently installed programs** list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the **Registry Editor** window, and then click **Delete**. Click **Yes** in response to the “Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?” message. - On the **File** menu, click **Exit** to quit Registry Editor. - Click **Start** , click **Control Panel** , and then click **Add or Remove Programs**. In the **Currently installed programs** list, verify that the program whose registry key you deleted is no longer listed. - Do one of the following: - If the program list is not correct in Add or Remove Programs, double-click the **Uninstall.reg** file that you saved to your desktop in step 5 to restore the original list of programs in the registry. -or- - If the program list is correct in Add or Remove Programs, right-click the **Uninstall.reg** file on your desktop, and then click **Delete**. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-removing-activclient-program-from-pc/247754)._