Troubleshoot Auto-play icon error

Elias Amr

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Hey Guys, i am kinda new but gr8 community :D so i hope you enjoyed your day and let's get into it.
i was a pirated software lover guy (sorry for that Devs) but i have changed :) (lucky me)....that's a lot of introduction (sorry for that too -_-), anyways, Winzip 19 pro (hacked) was installed, as i said, i have changed, so uninstalled, now in auto-play, Winzip icon is still there, i have installed ultimate zip instead but no affect....so how to fix? ;)
p.s ask any screenshots, logs or anything....idk, i am a regular guy with basics.o_O
.......stay coOoOol.....:eek:
 
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BoraMurdar

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  • Open Registry Editor, by typing regedit.exe in your "Run" box in Start Menu, and hit Enter
Navigate to > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\
Find WinZip and delete it's value from registry

Restart Windows
Configure your AutoPlay options in Control Panel
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay
 
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Elias Amr

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Mar 31, 2015
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  • Log in as an Administrator
  • Open Registry Editor, by typing regedit.exe in your "Run" box in Start Menu, and hit Enter
Navigate to > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\
Find WinZip and delete it's value from registry

Restart Windows
Configure your AutoPlay options in Control Panel
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay
i did that and auto-play didn't start until i re installed winzip
 
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