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Chrome: uninstalled applications keep coming back

Every time I uninstall an application or extension from Chrome, it keeps coming back. I use Chrome on several computers, and apparently uninstalling an application from a computer doesn't spread the ...
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Selectively Uninstalling Windows Updates

I recently installed a bunch of updates from the Windows update site. Now, some of the previously installed enterprise Java applications on my computer are not functioning properly, so I would like ...
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How to remove Linux from my system without affecting Windows' bootloader?

I'm a Windows user. I tried to experiment with Linux and installed openSUSE on my system. I formatted a partition and installed Linux on that drive. When I tried to remove Linux by formatting that ...
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Upgrading Matlab and ensuring that the “Documents” folder's contents remain intact?

I have a Matlab installation on Windows Vista given to me by the University I am in. The problem is that it does not contain many toolboxes that I need. I plan to purchase it myself with all the tool ...
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Uninstall MySql on OS X

I accidentally installed the binary package of MySql on my Mac OS X. Now I don't see anything about MySql. How can I uninstall it?
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Missing the MSOCache folder?

I am trying to manually delete Microsoft Office 2010 from my computer. I've been following this guide: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/ and it tells me to go and locate the MSOCache folder in ...
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How do I tell Windows to delete certain files when it restarts / reboots?

When I uninstall something, often the uninstaller would say, "so-and-so files will be deleted when you restart". Naively I presume the uninstaller leaves Windows instructions somewhere to do this. ...
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Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion

I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue. Background: Through Steam, I recently ...
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Upgrade Symantec EndPoint 2011 Or Use Something Else?

I have got laptop with IT edition of Symantec and it slows my computer down. It constantly bugs me about .TMP files in temporary directory thinking it is a virus. It slows down laptop. Is it better ...
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Uninstall / remove multiple fonts windows 7

I am having a ton of trouble trying to uninstall fonts in windows 7? I keep getting errors: Aharoni Bold cannot be deleted because it's in use Every solution I have seen so far takes like 2 ...
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How can I delete or uninstall Office 2011 Clip Art in Mac?

(OS X Lion 10.7.2) I want to uninstall or delete all the clip-art from my Office 2011 installation. I don't think I have the original dmg file.
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How to remove TuneUp Utiliies 2012 completely?

Having issue with TU 2012. Installed 2-3 months ago. Now when I try to uninstall from "add/remove programs" appearing following window When I click yes, nothing happens, window doesn't dissapear ...
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IE no longer renders local HTML files after uninstalling Chrome

Where I work, I had a user that installed Google Chrome on his Windows 7 SP1 64-bit system under his account (domain environment, he is local administrator) accidently when installing Google Earth. ...
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How to remove failed macports software?

I was installing gimp using macport But it takes me 2 hours to build and install the entire dependents. So I stopped it. But no matter I use uninstall or clean command. It took me 2GB disk. I wonder ...
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How do I uninstall XP Mode in Windows 7?

I installed Windows XP Mode on a Windows 7 64-bit machine. However, the virtual machine update won't install so I cannot run XP Mode. At this point I decided to abandon the installation. I can't ...
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Why does uninstalling takes a lot of time whereas shift+delete deletes everything in a matter of seconds? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Why is uninstalling programs on Windows so slow? What do the uninstallers do throughout the uninstalling process?
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How to uninstall a program whose content already deleted?

There is this program I inadvertently deleted it's folder in the C/program folder. then i go into the Windows Uninstaller program, it isn't listed there anymore. I tried to do the executable for that ...
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How do I remove the preinstalled Apache web server on Mac OS X Lion Server?

I want to remove the preinstalled web server from my Mac OS X Lion Server. How can I do that?
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MAC OS X 10.6.8 - Uninstalling VMWare Fusion

Does anyone know if uninstalling Fusion (using the correct uninstaller for it), also uninstall Windows and associated apps? If not, is there a correct sequence to get rid of all things Windows ...
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How can I get rid of printer drivers I accidentally installed on OS X?

I was trying to connect to a Canon ImageRunner at one of my client's workplace, and an HP printer at a different client's worklplace. Most times my Mac can find and install printers with no problem. ...
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removing every bits from an old software [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Uninstaller sometimes lefts behind some files do you know any good/free software app, which can remove entirely a old software app(to remove all the files and registry ...
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How to uninstall Windows 7 and get back Windows.old working

I have installed Windows 7 over Windows Vista. The Windows 7 setup has moved the previous (Windows Vista) installation in a folder Windows.old. Now I want to remove Windows 7 and get back Windows ...
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“Installation is finished and computer must be restarted”

It's a general question -- not related to a particular situation. When a setup program has finished to copy files one the system, sometimes it asks the user to reboot his computer. Now, instead of ...
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Common Microsoft Office 2010 crash

Just recently I have installed office professional 2010 on my laptop. Whenever I open up any program from Office such as Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. The program will shut down and I cannot load or ...
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Corel uninstall: “The path to the language folder could not be resolved…”

I bought a Windows 7 notebook which had Corel Home Office preinstalled. When I try to uninstall it, I get this error message: The path to the language folder could not be resolved, setup cannot ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu

How I can uninstall Ubuntu? I have Windows XP and I have watched many tutorials on EasyBCD but it's for Vista or Windows 7. The rest of the tutorials said that I need my Windows XP disk to recover the ...
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Uninstalling a particular version of the .NET framework

I have various .NET frameworks installed on my machine (up to v4.0). I am looking to remove and re-install .NET framework 2.0, because I think it is corrupt. Does it mean I have to uninstall ...
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Removing leftovers from Symantec uninstallation

I have uninstalled Symantec a long time ago, but there are still some leftovers remaining. Every time I start my computer, some dialogs will pop up and it's annoying. There is no uninstallation ...
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Ubuntu - cannot uninstall/reinstall apps properly

Uninstalling apps is a nightmare. For instance, I use 'sudo apt-get install nginx' and then when I go into Software Center, and uninstall it... it still keeps all the configs and some folders and I'm ...
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How do I remove the AdminPage.exe program?

I installed the AdminPage.exe program on my laptop. Now I would like to remove/uninstall this software, but I can't do it. I did not find the real destination of this installation. From Task ...
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Uninstalling .NET framework 1, 2 and 3 [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Do I need all Microsoft .NET Framework versions? Is this safe to uninstall older NET. Frameworks? I'm currently using the v4. Can I uninstall the 3 previous one that eat ...
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How can I safely switch to other Anti Virus software?

So, say I've been wanting to install other Anti Virus software on my computer (or install a newer version of my current software). Since in between installing, the computer is probably vulnerable to ...
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Can I prevent a program from opening my browser and sending me to a web page when I uninstall it?

It really annoys me when I uninstall a program only to find that its last act of crappiness is to open my web browser and send me to some page to answer questions about why the app is so crappy that I ...
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I installed kde libraries on gnome, my fonts are changed, I cannot rewind

I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, I have installed kde libraries for using/testing a software. (kdelibs4c2a kdelibs-bin)After that, I have removed all the things I have installed using apt-get uninstall ...
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How can I uninstall Desktop Manager from my Mac?

Wanting multiple/virtual desktops, I downloaded Desktop Manager for the Mac. It turns out to be too buggy. Can anyone provide me step by step instructions to uninstall it? So far I have done the ...
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How can I stop Skype updating itself automatically?

I don't want Skype to update itself whenever it wants. I did some research and found that some people went back to SkypeSetupFull 4.2.0.187 and reported that this version doesn't update itself. I ...
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Uninstalling mule from services.msc on Windows XP OS

I've downloaded a version of mule and have installed it via cmd using the command "mule install" from C:\mule\bin. Now it is in my Windows services window. Unfortunately, I think my mule program has ...
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How to rollback Windows Installer 4.5 update?

I have installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express on my system at work, and I have run into a problem with the installer for the software we develop. Prior to installing VS2010 (which installs ...
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How to remove Oracle 10g from Windows 7?

I have to remove Oracle 10g XE from my PC. It turned out to be far more complicated than I had thought: I couldn't find any suitable software products to remove from 'Add or Remove Programs'. I then ...
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Error while installation

I am trying to install a software(Bitnami Trac Stac) on Windows 7. But it fails with following errors. Actually I had this software installed previously but accidentally some of the files ...
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How Internet Explorer core reacts to uninstallation?

Let's say I update my IE8 to IE9 through Windows Update. Then, I remove IE9 from my computer using the "Turn Windows feature on or off" panel. The IE application will be gone, but will my IE core ...
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How to uninstall “USB Overdrive” via terminal without mouse?

I installed USB overdrive to my 10.7 Lion distribution. Unfortunately I can't move my mouse after that anymore. In my Applications folder there is an application named "Uninstall USB Overdrive.app". ...
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How to remove NcFTP

I recently installed NcFTP but would like to uninstall it again as I have ended up not using it. Does anyone know how to do this?
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Removing the avahi-daemon on Ubuntu

My Ubuntu server basically servers a Python Django site using Apache and Postgre. We SSH to it to configure some stuff from time to time but that's about it for the server. Since I'm trying to harden ...
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Can't uninstall a driver program

I downloaded a driver for a camcorder (Sony USB Driver) so that it could connect to my computer (Windows Vista - 32 bit). The driver was incompatible with Vista, so to install it I used the process ...
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Removing Java from OS X Lion

OS X Lion ships without Java now. Installing it is not very difficult - however, our product relies on Java so we need to test the scenario of not having Java installed. Once I've installed Java, is ...
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Windows install folder in Windows 7?

I am having difficulty uninstalling DB2 from my Windows 7 machine. For some reason, the installer stops responding and doesn't even show up on the Task Manager. I found this article on how to ...
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Missing Windows Components Wizard and Automatic Update in Windows Embedded Standard 2009

Hi I built custom image of Windows Embedded Standard 2009 in Target Designer. I installed this image on Thin Client. Everything is good but after installation I would like remove some windows ...
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Firefox: uninstalled extensions still here after restart

Using FF5.0 on Win7-64bits I recently uninstalled several Firefox extensions that I didn't use, but even after several restart, they still appear in the Add-ons manager. Each one is greyed out and ...
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Removing a font from Windows

I've downloaded a font named Helvetica, thinking I was really downloading the real Helvetica. It happens that the font has that same name and when I visit a website that is using Helvetica the browser ...

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