Why wont the program uninstall?!?!?

Question

I have a program on my comuter that doesnt want to uninstall. I do the usual control panel, remove programs thing but the program doesnt want to leave my computer. whenever i click on remove nothin happens. I also just recently sent it to my friend saying and he scanned it to fnd that it had a virus in it... now wat?

Answer 1

Ok first thing you need to remove that program. Here are the steps.

1. Find out in which folder it is installed. Typically it will go and sit in C:\Program Files\XXXXXXX. Go to that folder XXXXXXX and SHIFT+Delete it. There now your program is gone.

2. Download REGCLEAN software which cleans off the registry entries created by this software.

3. If you get "Cannot delete file, File in use" error, then start the system in "Safe Mode" and try deleting the file.

4. If this is a Malware which normally puts back a DLL or something in some place or alters other Registry entries. So you need to google it and Im sure you will find remedy scripts/steps.

Hope this helps.

.:Fishie:.

Answer 2

Are you sure that this program is a virus? If it isn't a virus, I have a simple way to remove it. You installs this program again, and then remove it. If it is a virus, I have no idea.

Answer 3

try to reboot & restart ur pc in SAFE MODE & then try to uninstall it,if it dont work then go to Start,Search/Find & type in the name of the program ur tryin to take out & when it shows all of the files for that program go to Edit,select ALL, then go to File & select Delete & it should remove all the files for it & then reboot ur pc & clean ur reg.Keys & files & defrag ur pc. Good Luck

Answer 4

Run your anitvirus and ad aware scanners, and let it do it's thing. If that doesn't find anything, then simply delete the files off of your computer.

Answer 5

Delete the installation files and clean your registry.