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Post by: CANNON on March 27, 2000, 05:17:00 PM

 I have a lot of old programs (sims) that ive tired to uninstall. I cant get them out of there. Do you guru,s have any ideas. thanks.

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Post by: K-KEN on March 27, 2000, 07:11:00 PM

CANNON....
Firstly, look in the Start Menu-Start-PROGRAMS.....then the game-sometimes there is an uninstall there.  Next, Try Control Panel-ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS.....(although they are usually the same.)  IF YOU HAVE THE BOX/FLOPPIES/CDS, read them or search out the readme file in windows explorer to find uninstall features. (Sometimes to uninstall, ya have to run the install program)  After that, then it is a matter of deleting the folders in Windows Explorer, and hope for the best.
(As a last resort, FIND FILES / FOLDERS can tell you what folders were accessed in xyz.*.* too.)  There isnt a straight answer, I am afraid.
K-KEN

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Post by: CANNON on March 27, 2000, 07:49:00 PM

 ive tried all 3 of thoese. thanks anyway. The add/remove just puts them back in when i turn the puter back on.

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Post by: K-KEN on March 27, 2000, 07:59:00 PM

Add/Remove *will* uninstall it.  It may not uninstall all of it either, you may have to clear it from the Start Menu.  Also, a few files may stay, if they share info with another program.
K-KEN

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Post by: CANNON on March 28, 2000, 01:43:00 AM

cc. thx

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Post by: Staga on March 28, 2000, 05:39:00 AM

There's also few programs such "Add Rem pro" and few others "Uninstallers" in sites like www.download.com (http://www.download.com)  and tucows. They can also wipe programs name from your windows's add/remove list.
Also M$ofts TweakUI can do this. Program is somewhere in win95cd and 98 version is in M$ofts Powertoys.

Staga