The process of removing an installed program from a computer, including (but not always) any additional data, like user profiles, registry entries, services, etc...
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How do I uninstall Total Copy?
I installed Total Copy on a machine a while back
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Total-Copy.shtml
I want to get rid of it.
When I right click dragging a folder into another ...
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Cannot uninstall netbeans 7.3? On windows 8?
I have netbeans 7.3 installed on my laptop, and it is really bugging me because I cannot uninstall it!
If I try to remove it from windows 8 add/remove programs, I get the error;
The specified target ...
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Is it safe to uninstall qemu and libvirt?
Fedora installs both by default. I didn't found what are them exactly for, but yum autoremove selects them for autoremoval.
Is it safe, for a normal user (I mostly use this machine for documents and ...
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Uninstalling Oracle 11gr2 with OUI or deinstall not working | Windows 8
I installed Oracle 11gr2 for a college course, though all we used from it was SQL developer. Now that the class is over and done, I'd like to uninstall it.
"Windows 8 isn't supported by Oracle yet, ...
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Win 8 unetbootin frugal uninstall
I had win7 and experimented with a dual boot xubunto. Unetbootin intstalled trial OS onto HD.
Realising i have no clue of cmd lines i installed win 8. I still have the unetbootin at log in and cant ...
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Visual Studio 2012 Acting Weird
I fixed the issued by reinstalling Windows.
A fresh install was not needed.
But I had to use the "Keep personal files only" option.
The "Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps" option did not ...
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How to Uninstall Linux Mint 14 From Windows XP Without CD
This is kind of a follow up to a question I just asked, but... I'm planning to install Linux Mint 14 in a dual boot with my existing Windows XP setup, but I want to make sure I know how to uninstall ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu (without WUBI) [duplicate]
I have Windows, and I wanted to install Ubuntu.
I accidentally installed it without WUBI.
Now I can't uninstall it.
Any suggestions?
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Uninstalling Intel Proset/Wireless Bluetooth while upgrading to windows 8
I purchased Windows Upgrade 8 and ran Windows Update Assistant on existing windows 7.
However, It is asking me to uninstall Intel Wireless bluetooth, as it is not compatible with windows 8. I did ...
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How to completely remove/uninstall ps3mediaserver from Ubuntu Server?
I've tried:
sudo apt-get remove ps3mediaserver
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get purge ps3mediaserver
I also rebooted the system several times.
However, ps3mediaserver is still broadcasting as ...
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Completely remove Windows Defender from my laptop? [duplicate]
Unfortunately, it seems as if Windows Defender is causing severe problems with my Windows 7 x64 laptop. I would like to uninstall it completely - not just disable it, but get rid of it from my system. ...
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Why can't I uninstall pacman package with -Rs settings?
I've been trying several desktop environments and window managers, and I think for now I'm gonna stick with E17.
However, I can't seem to uninstall Xfce 4 which I installed earlier when ...
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CutePDF Writer: Problems with silent uninstall
The Problem:
I am trying to perform an unattended, silent uninstall of the CutePDF Writer 3.0, via command line. Every available source I have found points me to these two commands:
[32bit] ...
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“Setup cannot uninstall windows XP”
Got a call from my dad that his computer is trying to uninstall XP. Established RDC and this is what is appearing when the system boots to desktop:
The full text is "Setup cannot uninstall ...
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Hard disk space not getting free
I had installed a few programs like UDK and Microsoft Visual Studio. Both acquired at least 20GB of space. After uninstalling these programs, the free space of Harddisk hasn't increased. What is going ...
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Reinstalling Ubuntu via Wubi, ubuntu/disks for backup?
I am about to do a full re-install of Ubuntu via Wubi and want to ensure nothing is lost when I uninstall. I've read that by downloading the entire C:/ubuntu/disks folder on Windows is the proper way ...
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1answer
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I can't uninstall Windows 7 from a laptop. Can I reuse the COA?
My laptop has a really small harddrive. It says that I can't uninstall Windows 7 because there isn't enough space. Can I reuse the Windows 7 key on my new laptop?
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1answer
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Want to uninstall Windows 8 and install Windows 7 Ultimate on a new Toshiba laptop. How? [duplicate]
I just purchased a Toshiba Laptop S855-068; I7-3630QM system with Windows 8. I would like to uninstall Windows 8 and install my licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. I am going to be running CATIA ...
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Uninstall Postgresql 1.9 from OS X lion
I ended up with two versions of Postgresql. They are in my usr/local folder as pgsql and pgsql-1.9. I guess the first one is the one that comes originally with my computer and the other is the one I ...
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How can I uninstall Call Recorder for Skype if I don't know the location of the uninstaller?
Someone has already asked this: How can I uninstall call recorder for Skype? and the answer is to use the disk image uninstaller. The same (terse) advice is given in the official Call Recorder FAQ.
...
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Uninstaling Yahoo! Messenger
I am on OSX10.8 and I am trying to delete the Yahoo! Messenger. I can delete the application but I can't delete the profiles associated with it. I have tried searching through the machine, but I can't ...
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How to get programs to show their size in the control panel?
In Windows' Control Panel when I go to uninstall a program many do not show their size. Why does this happen and how can I change it? Even Microsoft Office doesn't show it's size which surprises me ...
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Windows 8 apps, after uninstalling whole app folder and data still resides?
I have just completed a fresh install of my new laptop with windows 8 as it came with a load of pre-installed rubbish.
After deleting the apps that are pre-installed on any windows 8 install, I ...
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How to force HP Wireless Assistant to uninstall?
I moved a win7 install from my laptop to another machine with no wireless. When I try to uninstall HP Wireless Assistant using Programs and Features the stupid uninstaller aborts because "The software ...
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How to remove SelectionLinks extension from Chrome on Windows?
It's not possible to remove it using the standard extension disablement/removal features in Chrome - the checkbox is disabled.
I also found that the extension gets installed under
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Can I unintall Bing Completely from WIN 8 [duplicate]
WIN I is a pain, but BING is a bigger pain, and I would love to remove the annoyance as it serves no purpose for me, but possibly MS. If I uninstall it completely will it cause any secret problems ...
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is there any program that uninstalls all installed programs with one click on windows
I need to uninstall couple programs on windows laptop.
do you know any program like ninite(which installs programs with one click) to uninstall selected programs.
Thanks
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After uninstalling a program with Revo, is a restart still necessary?
After uninstalling a program with Revo -- which uses the program's native uninstaller first, then Revo does a full/advanced scan for leftovers -- is a reboot still necessary?
I get thrown off by ...
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How to uninstall manual-installed svn?
Becaues of a weird bug, now I need to uninstall subversion which I previously compiled and re-install it from distribution in the hope to fix the bug.
Below are the types(keywords in file or folder ...
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Chrome not rendering its own fonts?
I recently installed gdipp, and although everything looks fine, I have severe font rendering that just cannot be read in the Chrome UI(tabs, right-click menu, etc.). The webpages aren't affected, only ...
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2answers
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Add/Remove programs: what happens when an app installs incorrectly?
I'm a developer, and the installshields I create deploy 'debugsupport.msi', which is the visual studio 2010 debug support executable.
However, when I attempt to run it, it says it's already installed ...
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Identifying installation folders of installed applications in Windows [duplicate]
Is there a good way/application to get a good overview of which folders on a computer contains installed applications? The scenario could be something like this
On a computer a bunch of ...
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How to uninstall several applications using rpm -e?
I'm a linux newbie using feodra 17.
I know I can uninstall something related to 'abcdef' like this:
rpm -qa | grep 'abcdef'
...(lots of stuff relevant to 'abcdef')
rpm -e (names listed ...
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How do I uninstall Internet Explorer from windows?
Seems simple, right? Well it's not listed as a program, and no updates. So uninstalling from control panel is out of the question. And deleting them manually give a "You need to be TrustedInstaller" ...
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How to remove Git from previous Snow Leopard install, now running OSX Lion
Git was installed on my Mac in the previous OS, Snow Leopard. Over this I installed Mac OS X Lion, and I now want to remove Git.
I tried removing all folders and files called "git" but in Terminal it ...
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Problems Uninstalling IE10
Help!
IE10 was causing problems for me, so I decided to move back to IE9. This is a Windows 7 machine. Using the Control Panel / Add Remove Windows Components, I unchecked Internet Explorer 10, ...
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Mac OS X Server not completely uninstalled
I installed Mac OS X server by accident, and I attempted to uninstall it. I deleted /Library/Server, and I have also deleted the Server app. However, my terminal name is still server, direct ...
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How to remove pre-installed Flash Player in Windows 8?
Windows 8 comes with Flash Player pre-installed. How do I remove it? It does not appear in "Programs and Features".
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Under programs and features, I am trying to uninstall one of those toolbars but am getting this error
Am getting the following errors and prompts in programs and features while trying to uninstall a toolbar. Any suggestions? Thank you!
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Deleting some system Files for VPN un-install
On my way to un-install Cisco VPN client manually(completely) I tried the following link:-
http://www.maas360.com/maasters/forums/laptop-management/show/13/manual-uninstall-of-the-cisco-vpn-client
...
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3answers
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Downloading Windows OS on usb pen drive to reinstall on Lenovo ideapad 32bit
I have the necessary software (iolo system mechanic pro)needed to wipe out my hard drive on my lenovo ideapad 32bit. I don't know much about this stuff but follow directions well. There is no cd ...
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1answer
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Uninstalling default Mac OS X apps, like iCal, iChat
I just want to uninstall some Mac default applications, for example, iCal, FaceTime, iChat and so on.
That's because I do want to recover my free disk space from those things I will never use.
Is ...
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1answer
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Uninstall Huawei Software on Mac
I am running MacOS Mountain Lion. I have borrowed a Huawei Mobile Broadband USB modem (model E182E) from a friend to check out how well wireless internet would work. I was not able to get it to work, ...
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2answers
443 views
Completely remove office 2013 preview
I tried out office 2013 thinking it might be better than openoffice.org, but I was really dissapointed.
In my past experiences it is nearly impossible to completely remove office without screwing up ...
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1answer
235 views
Error while trying to uninstall Adobe Photoshop CS6
I am trying to uninstall Adobe Photoshop CS6 on my laptop (Windows 7 home premium) but it comes up with an error saying: "DW039: Failed to load deployment file". I have CS6 cd and tried to install it ...
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Access Denied on VS2012 Ultimate Uninstall
I am trying to uninstall VS2012 from my Windows 7 but it is giving me "Access Denied".
I have no antivirus installed on my machine plus Windows firewall is also off. Can you help me fixing this ...
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Can't uninstall/reinstall .NET Framework 3.5 with DISM
My net framework 3.5 is broken. Verification tool (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx) says it's OK, but its not.
Net framework 3.5 can't be just uninstalled/installed ...
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How to uninstall a program that was not installed using the package manager?
So, I installed canto Atom/RSS reader using the source from the official website, but it was throwing me errors so I installed it using apt-get (this worked). Now, I want to uninstall the original but ...
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Having both Visual Studio Professional and Ultimate Installed can I remove only the professional?
I want to free a Visual Studio 2010 Professional license, so my company can use it on another computer, by removing it from "Add/Remove Programs". But I fear it can damage my Ultimate installation. ...
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Message: “To install this, you must first uninstall” but doesn't appear in programs list
Background:
I'm trying to install a Cisco VPN software (for my work) on my home computer. I'm running Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, and I'm told that this software works fine on Windows 8 Pro. However, ...
