Rats, that would have been too easy. MS has a cleaning program that deals
with uninstall problems--you might want to read about it and give it a shot:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
Be sure to post back if this works or you find another solution.
--
Regards
Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
"JohnD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AF326FD4-2FE6-4D98-AFB1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I find a program called UNWISE.EXE in various program file folders, but not
> in either the Ad-Aware folder or the Wise Installation Wizard folder.
>
> I forgot to mention that there is an uninstall option in the main Ad-Aware
> group, but that brings up the same message as all my other attempts.
>
> What I really seem to need is a way to forcibly uninstall a program
> against
> its will (or against Windows' will)!
>
> Thanks for the suggestions, though.
>
> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>
>> I don't know what kind of an installer the old versions of Ad-Aware used;
>> however, I note that the error message has a reference to: Wise
>> Installation Wizard. Check for that folder as well as an AdAware program
>> folder and see if either one contains a file named: unwise.exe.
>> Wise.exe
>> was an installation file and unwise.exe was the uninstall file. If you
>> find
>> it, double click and see if that will uninstall Ad-Aware. This is just a
>> guess as I don't have any version of Ad-Aware installed.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron Badour
>> MS MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>> "JohnD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:08CF3814-E9AA-43AE-99C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I want to install the latest version of Ad-Aware. The install program
>> >wants
>> > to uninstall the previous version first, but it can't because up comes
>> > a
>> > message that says: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network
>> > resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again or enter an
>> > alternate
>> > path to a folder containing WISDED53BPBB67C4244AE6ADSFD3C28D1EF_7_C in
>> > the
>> > box below.
>> >
>> > This box contains " c:\Program Files\Common Files\Wise Installation
>> > Wizard
>> > ...."
>> >
>> > I checked that path and the file is there.
>> >
>> > I tried deleting AD-Aware using control panel's ADD or Renove. Same
>> > result.
>> > I found the file on another PC and copied it over. (I know it was the
>> > same
>> > file because I got the "...already exists, do you want to
>> > overwrite.....?)
>> > message.
>> >
>> > Tried the install again - same message. Tried Add or Remove again.
>> > Same
>> > message.
>> >
>> > Tried removing the program from the registry using Jv16 Power tools and
>> > that
>> > program no longer lists it, but it still lists in Add or Remove
>> > Software,
>> > and
>> > attempting having the Ad-Aware install program remove it and trying to
>> > remove
>> > it via Add or Remove in the control Panel still fails with the same
>> > message.
>> >
>> > Other programs listed in Add or Remove in control panel, do get deleted
>> > when
>> > I select "remove."
>> >
>> > Anybody got any ideas about this and how to overcome it?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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