How to Remove Program
Andy Petro
Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
Old BadardDough is an old bastard.
You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may get some
error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow something wants to
run the program. But the program can't run if you go delete it
Respondant
> A few possibilities:
>
> You've had say version 2, then later installed version 3. The entry in
> Add / Remove programs should then state "Laplink Everywhere v2" and
> "Laplink Everywhere v3" or something similar. However sloppy
> programmers may not design their software that way. So then when
> upgrading, the old version isn't removed, and then when you go to
> remove the 'new' version, you've actually removed the old version and
> the new version remains.
>
> If you go to Start, Programs, and look in the LapLink group, is there
> a "Uninstall" option? Use that.
>
> How was this program installed? Downloaded from the internet ? CD?
>
> Reinstall it - this should then hopefully ensure the entry is in the
> Control Panel / Add Remove Programs. Then uninstall again.
Failing that, I've had *some* luck with Ccleaner www.ccleaner.com finding
and removing programs that don't appear in the Windows Add/Remove list.
Might be worth a shot. Even if it doesn't do the job in this particular
instance, it's still a nice little applicaton to have around.
Bill
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"Andy Petro" <andy....@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Respondant
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:40:17 -0500, "Respondant"
> <Respo...@nonemail.not>wrote:
> The only problem with Crap Cleaner Billy is that it can delete more
> than crap if you aren't careful.
You'ld have to be pretty stupid to let it delete "more than crap" since it
asks if "You're Sure" before it does anything while in Tools/Uninstall. I
find it's pretty straight-forward and therefore more (noob) user friendly
than Autoruns there, Meaty.
Mr Pounder
"Meat Plow" <me...@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
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>>Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
>>there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>
>
> tab and look for laplink reference. Uncheck the box next to it and the
> next time you start XP it will be disabled. Once it's disabled check
> in your Startup folder for the laplink executable and delete it.
If I may as bold ?
Do a search for the program and just delete it step by step.
Worth a go surely.
I tried, please don't shout at me if I am wrong.
Mr Pounder
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I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I did
as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and Registry and
deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
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things" - Peter Drucker
Old BadardDough is an old bastard.
> Old BadardDough is an old bastard. added these comments in the
> current discussion du jour ...
>
>>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using
>>> Add Remove Programs . It says that it has been successfully
>>> removed but it is still there and still operating . Any
>>> suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>> You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may
>> get some error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow
>> something wants to run the program. But the program can't run if
>> you go delete it
>>
> I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I did
> as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and Registry and
> deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
>
That's what I did too was hit the registry searching for the name of the
program in the registry entries and deleted them, when I have this type
of situation.
One can't take the O/S system down, if one is doing the clean up this
way for a standalone application.
Mr Pounder
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:34:59 GMT, "Mr Pounder"
> <MrPo...@rationalthought.com>wrote:
Fair enough.
You have not shouted at me.
You always shout at me.
Have I finally said something right?
Mr Pounder
Dan C
You'll need to format your hard drive to remove it.
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Lookout
Absolutely asinine way to do it. Really amateurish and dead wrong.
Lookout
wrote:
>On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:40:17 -0500, "Respondant"
><Respo...@nonemail.not>wrote:
>
>The only problem with Crap Cleaner Billy is that it can delete more
>than crap if you aren't careful.
But better than having them go into the registry.
Lookout
wrote:
>Old BadardDough is an old bastard. added these comments in the
>current discussion du jour ...
>
>>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using
>>> Add Remove Programs . It says that it has been successfully
>>> removed but it is still there and still operating . Any
>>> suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>
>> You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may
>> get some error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow
>> something wants to run the program. But the program can't run if
>> you go delete it
>>
>I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I did
>as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and Registry and
>deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
Much better but most who are asking here shouldn't be messing with the
registry.
Lookout
<Respo...@nonemail.not> wrote:
Best answer yet.
Lookout
<MrPo...@rationalthought.com> wrote:
As has been pointed out this doesn't eliminate the lines in the
registry.
Lookout
wrote:
>On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:23:56 -0500, "Andy Petro"
><andy....@sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>>I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using Add Remove
>>Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
>>there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>
>
>Download Autoruns from sysinternals.com and run it. Switch to Logon
>tab and look for laplink reference. Uncheck the box next to it and the
>next time you start XP it will be disabled. Once it's disabled check
>in your Startup folder for the laplink executable and delete it.
You're still leaving a bunch of crap in the registry.
Lookout
wrote:
>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:34:59 GMT, "Mr Pounder"
><MrPo...@rationalthought.com>wrote:
>
>>
>You can just disable it if you aren't hard up for disk space.
And leave it there? Another amateurish response.
Lookout
wrote:
>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:23:56 -0500, Andy Petro wrote:
>
>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using Add
>> Remove Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it
>> is still there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>
>You'll need to format your hard drive to remove it.
Ta da!
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Old BadardDough is an old bastard.
Lookout, you kiss my ass, something from you, you low-life cunt means
nothing to me. I wouldn't trust anything you would have to say as far as
I could toss a building somewhere, ass-wipe
nobody >
Respondant
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:59:20 -0500, "Respondant"
> <Respo...@nonemail.not>wrote:
Can you just not stop being a condescending asshole, or are you posting this
shit because your buddy K-man suddenly reappeared and yer trying to look
like a cool-kid again?
> Crap Cleaner deletes stuff
Ccleaner deletes NOTHING you don't allow it to delete AFTER it asks for
confirmation.
> and yer pretty well fucked if
> you don't know what you are doing as in n00b.
Not really my problem is it, since I'm not a noob.
> If you weren't a n00b
> you wouldn't be using it. And Crap Cleaner can't always parse the
> difference between crap and vital system files leaving the choice up
> to the user.
DO'H!
> Autoruns can be dangerous if you uncheck the explorer.exe
> shell. But in this case I being an experience Autoruns user and
> systems admin have advised Andy Petro of a safer solution.
Seems like an admission that Autoruns is just as (possibly more) dangerous
in the hands of noobs than Ccleaner. No, Meaty?
Bill
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>> I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I
>> did as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and
>> Registry and deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
>
> That's what I did too was hit the registry searching for the
> name of the program in the registry entries and deleted them,
> when I have this type of situation.
>
> One can't take the O/S system down, if one is doing the clean up
> this way for a standalone application.
>
No, you can't take the O/S down for just one app nor can you ALLOW
the O/S to GO down because it got confused by a less-than-correct
uninstall. And if as in my case I want to install the new version,
it is better to have deleted all remnants of the old one.
Cheers!
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>>I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I
>>did as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and
>>Registry and deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
>
> Much better but most who are asking here shouldn't be messing
> with the registry.
>
Generally true, but I thought I'd share what I did and hope they are
careful.
Mr Pounder
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Mr Pounder
Mr Pounder
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:07:05 GMT, "Mr Pounder"
:-)
Okay, you are a computer person.
Can you tell me why when I reply to an email the text suddenly shoots up the
screen?
This is a rare occurrence, but I seem to be alone with this problem. Google
dunno.
Using OE until I go Windows 7.
Thanks
Mr Pounder
§nühw¤£f
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:07:05 GMT, "Mr Pounder"
THEN YOU'RE NOT TRYING VERY HARD!
^_^
Mr Pounder
Pardon?
Did I have a "reasonable" answer to the OP?
Mr Pounder
§nühw¤£f
Reasonable people really piss me off...
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�n�hw��f wrote:
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>>
>> Pardon?
>>
>> Did I have a "reasonable" answer to the OP?
>>
>
> Reasonable people really piss me off...
:)
Lookout
bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
But I'm right.
Lookout
wrote:
>Lookout added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
>
>>>I had a somewhat similar problem with last year's TurboTax. I
>>>did as you advised the OP but I also went thru my HDD and
>>>Registry and deleted all the orphas, files and keys/entries.
>>
>> Much better but most who are asking here shouldn't be messing
>> with the registry.
>>
>Generally true, but I thought I'd share what I did and hope they are
>careful.
Agreed
Lookout
wrote:
>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:21:29 -0600, Lookout
><mrLo...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:28:07 -0500, "Old BadardDough is an old
>>bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Andy Petro wrote:
>>>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using Add Remove
>>>> Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
>>>> there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may get some
>>>error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow something wants to
>>>run the program. But the program can't run if you go delete it
>>
>>Absolutely asinine way to do it. Really amateurish and dead wrong.
>
>That seems to be your universal response to everything.
>
>I think it's time to trade that pony in for one with more than one
>trick.
No, it isn't. But it applies here.
Old BadardDough is an old bastard.
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:04:05 -0500, "Old BadardDough is an old
> bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
>
>> Lookout wrote:
>>> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:28:07 -0500, "Old BadardDough is an old
>>> bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Andy Petro wrote:
>>>>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using Add Remove
>>>>> Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
>>>>> there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may get some
>>>> error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow something wants to
>>>> run the program. But the program can't run if you go delete it
>>> Absolutely asinine way to do it. Really amateurish and dead wrong.
>> Lookout, you kiss my ass, something from you, you low-life cunt means
>> nothing to me. I wouldn't trust anything you would have to say as far as
>> I could toss a building somewhere, ass-wipe
>
> But I'm right.
I don't trust anything you have to say period.
Lookout
bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
So you admit you don't know if I'm right or not?
Trust me, I'm right. Deleting a program from your directory tree
without also getting it out of your registry is a short cut that can
lead to big trouble. 99% of the solutions here have included some
reference to the registry and yet you're just to fucking stupid to get
it? Why is that?
§nühw¤£f
Diabolic Preacher
+1
...wonder why every thread is like sooo long before someone actually
answer's OP's questions. guess the reason, i am careful with my posting
is because aioe has only 25 posts a day limit... :)
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Lookout
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>On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:28:27 -0600, Lookout
><mrLo...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:03:56 -0500, Meat Plow <me...@petitmorte.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:21:29 -0600, Lookout
>>><mrLo...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:28:07 -0500, "Old BadardDough is an old
>>>>bastard." <OldBa...@OldDough.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Andy Petro wrote:
>>>>>> I am trying to remove the program Laplink Everywhere by using Add Remove
>>>>>> Programs . It says that it has been successfully removed but it is still
>>>>>> there and still operating . Any suggestions ? Win xp. pro
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>You go delete the program off the HD, and it can't run. You may get some
>>>>>error message that the O/S can't find it if somehow something wants to
>>>>>run the program. But the program can't run if you go delete it
>>>>
>>>>Absolutely asinine way to do it. Really amateurish and dead wrong.
>>>
>>>That seems to be your universal response to everything.
>>>
>>>I think it's time to trade that pony in for one with more than one
>>>trick.
>>
>>No, it isn't. But it applies here.
>
>Ok keep your one trick pony and keep being perfect.
You're opinion doesn't mean much to me.
But at least you admit that I'm right.
Mr Pounder
> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:26:51 GMT, "Mr Pounder"
> May be HTML related and not following the formatting of the sender.
> Need a better description.
Scrolls upward.
Weird.
Mr Pounder
Vladez is coming.
You can take a right-turn up you butt Lookout for an EEOC.
Lookout
I'm sure you and George Lopez think that's funny.