How Do I Remove PremiumSearch Files?
Need help figuring out how to delete files, DLLs, and registry keys? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove PremiumSearch files if you’re comfortable and confident editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete PremiumSearch files in Windows.
How to delete PremiumSearch files in Windows XP and Vista:
Click your Windows Start menu, and from “Search,” click “For Files and Folders…“
A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
Type any file name in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.
How to stop PremiumSearch processes:
Click Start menu, select Run > cmd, and click “OK” to launch Windows Task Manager.
Click “Image Name” to search and find PremiumSearch processes by name.
Once you’ve found the PremiumSearch process, click “End Process” to kill the PremiumSearch process.
Finally, remove PremiumSearch process files from your system.
How to remove PremiumSearch registry keys:
Your Windows registry is the core of your Windows operating system, storing information about user settings, system preferences, and software, including which applications automatically launch at start up. Because of this, spyware, malware, and adware will often bury their own files into your Windows registry so that they automatically launch every time your start up your PC.
Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you make any changes to it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or registry value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire Windows operating system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.
Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
To find a registry key, such as any PremiumSearch registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of PremiumSearch’s registry keys.
As soon as PremiumSearch registry key appears, you can delete the PremiumSearch registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”
Computer acting funny after you’ve edited your registry and deleted PremiumSearch registry keys? Just restore your registry with your backup.
How to remove PremiumSearch DLL files:
Like most any software, spyware, adware, and malware may also use DLL files. DLL is short for “dynamically linked library,” and PremiumSearch DLL files, like other DLLs, carryout predetermined tasks. To manually delete PremiumSearch DLL files, you’ll use Regsver32, a Windows tool designed to help you remove DLL and other files.
First you’ll locate PremiumSearch DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the PremiumSearch DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the PremiumSearch DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
When you’ve located the PremiumSearch DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.
That’s it. If you want to restore PremiumSearch DLL file you removed, enter “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.