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How to delete the ASK toolbar

I have this persky Toolbar ASK always showing up whenever I load IE although I have deleted the program from the Control Panel.  Can someone please suggest how to get it out of my pc. I use IE8.  Thanks.
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Hi

Have you disabled the toolbar on the menu?  

Aside from that, I'd install it again and then uninstall it again.

Let me know if you don't see the menu item.
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follow these instructions.

You can easily uninstall the Ask Toolbar using the instructions below:

   1. Close all open Web browsers
   2. From the "Start" menu in Windows, select "Control Panel"
   3. Select "Add/Remove Programs"
   4. Select "Ask.com Bar"
   5. Click "Change/Remove"


Now just follow the simple instructions and the Ask Toolbar will be uninstalled. Should you reopen your Web browser and still see the Ask Toolbar, you may need to restart your computer for the uninstall process to be completed.
And more >>

To add a toolbar, click Tools, then Toolbars from the Command bar or right-click on the Command bar to see a list of toolbar options. You can activate or deactivate a number of Internet Explorer toolbars from this menu option. You can even Lock the Toolbars to make Internet Explorer 8 show the same toolbars each time you use the browser.

To add or remove Add-ons, click Tools from the Command bar and select Manage Add-ons from the drop-down menu. From this menu you can view and manage a list of different Add-on Types you've got installed in the browser. To add more, click on the Find more providers... option at the bottom of the window. To delete an Add-on, highlight the one you wish to remove and select Remove, or select Disable if you wish to leave it installed but make it inactive.


Hey ..

Beware of some malware and virus problems associated with Ask:

http://www.prevx.com/filenames/X25035497991507839-X1879708806/UNINSTALL+ASK+TOOLBAR.DLL.html

Don't mean to cause a bunch of fear, but it's a possibility.






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i downloaded the program, installed it and ran the scan.  Unfortunately, it did not get rid of the ASK toolbar, and also it did not find any malware or other programs.
I also tried the method from the control panel of removing the ASK toolbar, but it is still there.
Also i tried the method of right clicking on the top taskbar and unchecked the Menu item, Although the ASK toolbar does not show when I right click, but I see it it as one of the tabs.
Looks like one very hard customer, not sure how it got there in the first place. Thanks.
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Excellent and correctly answered.  It was under the Search providers and has been deleted and it is now gone. thanks.
I found and deleted AskBarDis in C:\Program files. Ask still pops up. Any other ideas?