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Re: Cannot Change/Remove a Program

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W. eWatson

Flightless Bird
On 2/6/2010 11:47 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
> I have a program that doesn't quite work properly. It opens almost
> everything that can be seen on the initial dialog, but the command entry
> area is not functional. Per Subject, I'm getting nowhere with it.
>
> The only way I can kill it is use Task Mgr. It's a student version of a
> fairly complex program that I bought 5 years ago. As such it requires
> the install CD to be in the machine.

I just noticed an Uninstall for it on the Start menu. Maybe that'll fix it?
 
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mm

Flightless Bird
On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:00 -0800, "W. eWatson"
<wolftracks@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 2/6/2010 11:47 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
>> I have a program that doesn't quite work properly. It opens almost
>> everything that can be seen on the initial dialog, but the command entry
>> area is not functional. Per Subject, I'm getting nowhere with it.
>>
>> The only way I can kill it is use Task Mgr. It's a student version of a
>> fairly complex program that I bought 5 years ago. As such it requires
>> the install CD to be in the machine.

>I just noticed an Uninstall for it on the Start menu. Maybe that'll fix it?


It should put it out of its misery.
 
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boatman312

Flightless Bird
On 02/06/10 3:11 PM, mm wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:00 -0800, "W. eWatson"
> <wolftracks@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2/6/2010 11:47 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
>>> I have a program that doesn't quite work properly. It opens almost
>>> everything that can be seen on the initial dialog, but the command entry
>>> area is not functional. Per Subject, I'm getting nowhere with it.
>>>
>>> The only way I can kill it is use Task Mgr. It's a student version of a
>>> fairly complex program that I bought 5 years ago. As such it requires
>>> the install CD to be in the machine.

>> I just noticed an Uninstall for it on the Start menu. Maybe that'll fix it?

>
> It should put it out of its misery.


There's also a free program called Revo Uninstaller that will remove all
references to the program from the Registry.
 
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Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> said this in news item
news:hkkh3f$c8p$2@news.eternal-september.org...
> On 2/6/2010 11:47 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
>> I have a program that doesn't quite work properly. It opens almost
>> everything that can be seen on the initial dialog, but the command entry
>> area is not functional. Per Subject, I'm getting nowhere with it.
>>
>> The only way I can kill it is use Task Mgr. It's a student version of a
>> fairly complex program that I bought 5 years ago. As such it requires
>> the install CD to be in the machine.

> I just noticed an Uninstall for it on the Start menu. Maybe that'll fix
> it?


We know nothing whatsoever about this program, so how could we give you an
informed opinion. Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .
 
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