How do I remove the "ZANGO" registry keys from my windows Vista?

Question

My computer is a Dell Dimension DXP061 with Vista..my room-mate downloaded a game that crashed part-way and Zango advertisement popped up all over the place and now I have 8 of these Zango registry keys... I NEED help in gettng rid of these darn things. I tried Spy-bot S&D, Adaware, etc..no avail....PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Follow these instructions to completely rid your PC of "Zango". Further down there are instructions on how to edit and remove those registry issues you have.

DELETING PROBLEM FILES OR SOFTWARE FROM YOUR PC

Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove any “ZANGO” programs residing there.

Now click on Start > Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and Folders
type in “ZANGO” in the top box and let the computer do a complete search of your hard drive.
When it is done, click on Edit at the top of the window and click on Select All
Then click on File and click on Delete. It will ask you if you want to remove them. Click on Yes.

If you want to REALLY finish the job:

NOTE: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE REGISTRY OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTION HERE. If you are not familiar with editing the registry and you do other things you may give yourself some big headaches.

Click on Start > Run >

type in regedit

Click once on the very top directory in the left hand pane to hilite it.

Hold down Ctrl + F; this will open a search window

Type in ZANGO and then click on Find Next

When it finds a “ZANGO” entry, right click on it and select Delete and YES. (Do this whether it is a folder in the left hand pane or if it is an entry in the right hand pane)

Hold down Ctrl + F again and repeat the process until you have cleaned your registry of all “ZANGO” items.

This is a bit of a tedious process so hang in there.

When you think you have it all out. Go back up to the top directory in the left pane, hilite it, and search for “ZANGO” once again just to make sure you didn't miss any instances of it.

Once you have completely removed all instances of Zango from the Registry, reboot your PC. This will reset the registry without all the “ZANGO” entries and you should be rid of your problem.

Hope this helps solve your problem.

Answer 2

Try
http://www.securemywindows.com
or
http://www.superantispyware.com