I have an old program (Jane's F/A 18 Combat Simulator) that i installed a while ago, but the install sequence screwed up and it didnt install correctly. now when i go to "add/ remove programs" in control panel, it says it cannot be uninstalled. i have also tried uninstalling using the disc, but it gives me the same error... any help is much appreciated.
2007-11-30 10:20:52 · 8 answers · asked by magoo383 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Get a registry cleaner for example free down load at http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
it also has tons of other tools
2007-11-30 10:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by cis242 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well at least you learnt the 'even if it seems right, NEVER delete the program files' lesson :). I've used a tool called JavaRa before... just search Google for it. It is a small tool that will completely remove older versions of Java and check for updates etc. That might help. Also try installing a tool called CCleaner. It is mainly used to remove junk and clean up your registry but there is also a nice uninstaller tool that will remove entries from the programs and features list if the uninstaller link isn't working. You can do this yourself in the registry but it's easier that way. If not then maybe perform a system restore,
2016-04-06 06:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try a gobal uninstaller program.. There are plenty available online. If this didn't work, then search for the log the installer created in the first place. There you'll see exactly what files it had copied and what registry keys were added. Following this info you can remove it "manually", though it's a bit risky...
2007-11-30 10:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by agent-X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Manually find the Janes sub folder in the program files folder and delete the Janes folder. That will remove the program. It may still show up in the Control Panel, but he bulk of the game will be deleted.
2007-11-30 10:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Something like System Mechanic, Cleansweep or any maintenance utility will do it. Have you tried to reinstall the program, again ? If you can reinstall it successfully , you might be able to get the uninstall program to run properly .
2007-11-30 10:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by Godzilla Gal 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
do you really need to uninstall? i mean is it giving you weird messages when you run your computer... because if it is not causing trouble, it is safe to let it be because it has written to your registry partially.. one idea is to reinstall it completely from the disk and then once it is done, restart your computer and then uninstall.. hope it works.
2007-11-30 10:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by ajitpardeshi 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
download free revo uninstaller has worked great for me.
2007-11-30 11:13:05 · answer #7 · answered by Bill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may work in safe mode, if not you'll have to search for it, and likely it will show many parts of it. look for the largest parts, this may not delete all, but will disable.
2007-11-30 10:25:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋