uninstalling apps after using cccleaner

[toomak]

Hello all,

 

I've used CCC for a couple of times in the last few months and since was unable to uninstall windows desktop search and xp sp3 rc1.

 

Apparently, it has to do with CCC deleting installation files (spuninst?) and removing un-installation data.

 

Can this be restored? I need to uninstall sp3 rc1 but it does not appear in my control panel add/remove list.

 

Thanks

[unclebic]

Hello all,

 

I've used CCC for a couple of times in the last few months and since was unable to uninstall windows desktop search and xp sp3 rc1.

 

Apparently, it has to do with CCC deleting installation files (spuninst?) and removing un-installation data.

 

Can this be restored? I need to uninstall sp3 rc1 but it does not appear in my control panel add/remove list.

 

Thanks

 

To show the updates in the Add/Remove at the top of the window have you checked the little box that says "show updates"? It will be listed as "Windows XP Service Pack 3".

 

Some SP3 links that may be helpful.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

 

http://www.viclovan.com/Windows%20XP%20Ser...%20Pack%203.htm

 

As for restoring the files, I suspect you could put them back in whatever temp folder they live in for the installation by just expanding the SP3 stand-alone exe and copying the new i386 folder there. To expand SP3, or almost any of the other stand-alone installers, right click on it and use 7zip to extract to "WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU" and that will create a new folder with the files from SP3 inside it.

 

Also a small point of order, it's called CCleaner as in Crap Cleaner not CCC or "CC Cleaner" as many people incorrectly identify it, Komando comes to mind (I don't listen often but if I'm board and have really nothing else in the car...). Not really a big deal, just sticking up for the guys(and maybe gals) who code one of the best pieces of software ever, that's all!

 

 

Good Luck!

Vic

VicLovan.com

http://www.viclovan.com/ccleaner2settings.htm