Cannot Change/Remove a Program

[W. eWatson]

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?

 

[mm]

On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:00 -0800, "W. eWatson"

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.

 

[boatman312]

On 02/06/10 3:11 PM, mm wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:00 -0800, "W. eWatson"

> 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.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"W. eWatson" said this in news item

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> 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 . . .