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Name: poweraid
Date: March 9, 2004 at 06:42:51 Pacific
OS: winXP HE
CPU/Ram: 2.4GHZ /256MB DDR
Comment:

HI:There is a program into my Computer Won,t Uninstall
I have tried deleted from program files but WinXP won,t allow me also I tried Add/Remove programs but I got the Following Error message:
cannot open install.log file
on the other hand I tried the Safe mode But winXP won,t let me uninstalled
I was just wondering if there any program that can force that Program To Uninstall
Thanks..



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Response Number 1
Name: scout211
Date: March 9, 2004 at 06:47:13 Pacific
Reply:

What program? Go to the program directory and see if it has an uninstall app.


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Response Number 2
Name: poweraid
Date: March 9, 2004 at 06:52:49 Pacific
Reply:

HI:Iam Talking about a "Firewall "
I would Like To Uninstalled and Use another one
That Firewall has an Uninstaller
But It Won,t Work either
So there is no way To get rid of it unless I format my HDD...


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Response Number 3
Name: scout211
Date: March 9, 2004 at 07:00:55 Pacific
Reply:

OK. Try uninstalling manually but follow these steps precisely.

Be aware that these steps may not remove everything associated with the application and can impact other applications on the computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution.

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Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services, locate and delete the service.
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]

If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
and delete the entry.


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