Thespeckledkiwi
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Basically my anti-virus software (Symantic Endpoint) somehow got corrupted and refuses to repair or uninstall itself from my computer. And it's pretty bloody annoying. So how do you get rid of it?
How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninstall -
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Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
If it's really fucked up, usually that means there's a registry error someplace.
I've had to something similar in the past. I don't remember what I did, I just remember it was frustrating and time consuming.
It's BS like that, that equals a +1 for Linux.
If it's really fucked up, usually that means there's a registry error someplace.
I've had to something similar in the past. I don't remember what I did, I just remember it was frustrating and time consuming.
It's BS like that, that equals a +1 for Linux.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
You could try to reinstall it first. Usually, this "repairs" the install, enabling it to be uninstalled after a reboot.
A manual removal from the Windows registry is also possible (including the deleting of any files associated with that program), but it requires you to have intimate knowledge about the registry; otherwist, it can go very wrong, very quickly.
You could try to reinstall it first. Usually, this "repairs" the install, enabling it to be uninstalled after a reboot.
A manual removal from the Windows registry is also possible (including the deleting of any files associated with that program), but it requires you to have intimate knowledge about the registry; otherwist, it can go very wrong, very quickly.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
Hmm.
Hmm.
www.rawcomputing.co.uk/macuninstall.html said:
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
I'm aware of all the prefs files and whatnot. Claims of "hundreds of megabytes" aside, you typically aren't going to lose any significant amount of hard drive space to that stuff. It certainly won't cause the OS any problems in almost all cases.
And there are still a few programs which install themselves scattershot rather than going for the recommended "package" model.
If that's the sort of thing you're worried about, though, you can always clean up with a freeware tool like CacheOut X which finds files of that sort which haven't been touched in months and offers to let you delete them. I wouldn't worry about that unless I was counting the kilobytes remaining on my drive though.
I'm aware of all the prefs files and whatnot. Claims of "hundreds of megabytes" aside, you typically aren't going to lose any significant amount of hard drive space to that stuff. It certainly won't cause the OS any problems in almost all cases.
And there are still a few programs which install themselves scattershot rather than going for the recommended "package" model.
If that's the sort of thing you're worried about, though, you can always clean up with a freeware tool like CacheOut X which finds files of that sort which haven't been touched in months and offers to let you delete them. I wouldn't worry about that unless I was counting the kilobytes remaining on my drive though.
Thespeckledkiwi
Vice Admiral
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
I tried that and it won't remove.
I tried that and it won't remove.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
How to manually uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection client from Windows 2000, XP and 2003, 32-bit Editions (there's a link there for Vista32 too)
It is however quite a bit of work, but I'd say it's a possible last resort.
How to manually uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection client from Windows 2000, XP and 2003, 32-bit Editions (there's a link there for Vista32 too)
It is however quite a bit of work, but I'd say it's a possible last resort.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
Wow, they know their program has problems being uninstalled and rather than fix it or provide a program that automates all of that on the website, they expect their paying customers to go through all that.
Wow, they know their program has problems being uninstalled and rather than fix it or provide a program that automates all of that on the website, they expect their paying customers to go through all that.
Thespeckledkiwi
Vice Admiral
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
The best approach would be to re-install the program and then remove it altogether.
Symantec software usually has a tendency of being a sausage of a program.
Which is why I always remove it and use other solutions that are far better (in my personal experience) and are not as annoying.
The best approach would be to re-install the program and then remove it altogether.
Symantec software usually has a tendency of being a sausage of a program.
Which is why I always remove it and use other solutions that are far better (in my personal experience) and are not as annoying.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
If you're having registry trouble, sometimes CCleaner does a decent job.
That works sometimes. Other times you end up removing a duplicate of the program you just re-installed. I'm talking to you, Diablo II...
If you're having registry trouble, sometimes CCleaner does a decent job.
Re: How do you remove a program that can't be removed from the uninsta
Try "Appremover" from http://www.appremover.com/
It's a software that tries to completely remove all traces of security software so you can reinstall them again.
Worked for me when Comodo crapped up
Try "Appremover" from http://www.appremover.com/
It's a software that tries to completely remove all traces of security software so you can reinstall them again.
Worked for me when Comodo crapped up
