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29-11-2007, 12:27 PM

Bob S wrote:
>
> I just bought a new Dell computer with WinXP. As usual it
> came with extra stuff I didn't want, such as the Google
> Desktop Search. I uninstalled GDS, but in the My Documents
> folder there's a "My Google Gadgets" subfolder, which
> contains three things, all with .gg extensions (clock,
> weather and alarm clock). There's no longer any reference to
> "Google" in add/remove programs, so I assume but don't know
> that these .gg items are leftovers from GDS.
>
> Does anyone know whether it's ok to simply delete these
> items, or are they related to something that still has to be
> uninstalled?

YEs, you can diss them.

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29-11-2007, 12:27 PM	#2
Plato Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Google Gadgets Bob S wrote: > > I just bought a new Dell computer with WinXP. As usual it > came with extra stuff I didn't want, such as the Google > Desktop Search. I uninstalled GDS, but in the My Documents > folder there's a "My Google Gadgets" subfolder, which > contains three things, all with .gg extensions (clock, > weather and alarm clock). There's no longer any reference to > "Google" in add/remove programs, so I assume but don't know > that these .gg items are leftovers from GDS. > > Does anyone know whether it's ok to simply delete these > items, or are they related to something that still has to be > uninstalled? YEs, you can diss them. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/