BarryA Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 have just bought a new Philips PC form PC WORLD which has AOL software pre-loaded. How do I uninstall - it seems to be invisible when you try to do this. Many thanks BarryA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 If you do not want it go to Add/Remove programs, should be there.... If not there may be a valid reason, otherwise delete the files manually, and clean up the registry by searching for aol in the registry and deleting the entrys that are found with RegSeeker: http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm# Though this is not highly recommeneded, there may be an uninstaller on the internet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted December 5, 2005 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2005 Look in add remove programs if its not there than its probably just a link to the AOL site on your desktop.(which you could just delete). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGO Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 If you're saying that it's not listed in Add/Remove programs, you could use CCleaner's uninstall utility. Works like a charm. If it's not listed in CCleaner's uninstall utility, load to safe mode, edit the msconfig file so that any AOL process doesn't load on a normal boot. Boot normally, and try then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 It is probably preloaded with other things too, that wouldnt surprise me. If you have a Windows disc, maybe you would prefer to format the computer and do a complete reinstallation. You can also complain to the store where you bought the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenknight Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 If you really had AOL installed, it may leave a lot of garbage behind. Used an AOL free trial as a temporary expedient one time, it left all kinds of bits scattered around. I eventually did a search for anything with AOL in the file name, apparently got ot all. Norton, however, wasn't that easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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