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    OEM Netflix with Starturl.exe

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by drakkan, Jul 28, 2011.

  1. drakkan

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    Just got my Acer AS7741g-6426 laptop and one of the first things I did (aside from the initial system backup) was uninstall the pre-bundled oem software from the system. However, one of the things i just can't quite figure out how to uninstall apart from just deleting the program directory, is the Netflix link.

    I am not new to computers, so let me explain:

    This is not just a plain URL on my desktop. The shortcut is linked to a program called "StartURL.exe" that launches in order to open a web page to the Netflix website. Odd, isn't it? Why not just use a url shortcut instead of using an exe?

    Anyway, when I check the shortcut on the desktop here is the info I see:
    Code: 
    Target: "%AllUsersProfile%\OEM_E471269A730D\Netflix\StartUrl.exe http://homepage.acer.com/redirect.aspx?rid=09000001"

Start in: "%AllUsersProfile%\OEM_E471269A730D\Netflix\"
    When I checked the program location, it leads to the "ProgramData" folder in C:

    The only option I see of removing it so far is by deleting the subfolder containing the program for Netflix. Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas?
     
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    Full-English Notebook Deity

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