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August 16th, 2008 19:00

Kontiki/KService/KHost

I downloaded a television program viewer called 'iplayer' from the BBC's website. It worked very well but I found that it used PtoP software developed by the Kontiki company. I became alarmed at its way of working and also by the huge amounts of data being transferred. I deleted it using the Windows 'Add & Remove Programs' tool and all seemed well.

 

However, a search for 'Kontiki', 'KService', and 'KHost' using Windows explorer revealed the following entries:

 

- Kontiki    C:\Documents & Settings\All Users|Kontiki                 [empty]

               C:\Program Files\Kontiki                                          [empty]

- KService C:\Windows\prefetch                                              KService.exe-3001F840.pf

- KHost     C:\Windows\prefetch                                              KHost.exe-3A6AA8C4.pf

 

My question is - I'm a non technical person - are these entries just the remnants of a badly written removal routine or might they cause me problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • fireberd

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    Posted August 16th, 2008 22:00

    Those are left overs that you can just delete.  However, if it left that it probably left other fragments and also Registry Entries.

     

    If it hasn't been too long, the best thing may be to use the System Restore feature (accessed under Accessories/System Tools) and restore the PC to a date PRIOR to downloading and installing the program.

    System Restore will not delete any user data or e-mails but any programs or program updates that were installed after the Restore date will have to be reinstalled.

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    Posted August 17th, 2008 17:00

    Thanks fireberd