Seven Transformation

[Jpstewar]

My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7
transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove
Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens
whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of
this?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7
transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run
"remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error.
This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise.
Help! How can I get rid of this?

Contact the makers of said program?
http://www.windowsxlive.net/seven-transformation-pack

It's an application that makes your computer 'look like' it has Windows 7.
Microsoft had nothing to do with it AFAIK.

You might even have to install it again to uninstall it properly.

 

[Jpstewar]

Turns out to be kind of a moot point now. It corrupted my OS and now I'm on
the phone endlessly with Microsoft. Warning: stay away from this program!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Turns out to be kind of a moot point now. It corrupted my OS and
now I'm on the phone endlessly with Microsoft. Warning: stay away
from this program!

Better yet - don't use the computer as a user with installation rights and
especially don't let others do so. Also - backups are important things. ;-)

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
trustworthy at this point) then do a format & clean install of Windows.
Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this!

cf. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps

After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that
isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted:

5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/xppc.mspx

Other helpful references include:

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

Also see:

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx

Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx

Avoid Rogue Security Software!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx

 

[Barry Schwarz]

My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7
transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove
Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens
whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of
this?

Why does your son have administrator privileges?