I have been trying to remove the "ask" line from my list of installed programs. It will not delete in CCleaner. I have noticed Ask is not present in the Windows Programs list. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. This is not a true crisis, but it is annoying to my fetishist sense of a tight and clean PC (BSEG).
assuming the ask line is Ask Toolbar
http://help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/1/How-do-I-remove-the-Ask-com-Toolbar
Perhaps running a toolbar remover such as AdwCleaner would help if the ask toolbar remover Nergal linked to doesn't remove all of its components.
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