uninstalling pre-installed AOL

[Jill]

I just purchased a computer that has AOL pre-installed. I
want to uninstall it. It is not listed in the add/remove
programs in the control panel. Is there any way to
completely get rid of it? Thanks.....Jill

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Ask the computer's manufacturer.

Sadly, the only practical way I've ever found to _completely_
remove AOL from an operating system is to format the hard drive and
perform a clean installation. I absolutely loathe having to resort to
a hard drive format to fix what _should_ be a relatively minor issue,
but it takes a lot less time than manually removing/replacing all of
the Windows system files that AOL replaces with their own versions and
the hundreds of unnecessary registry entries.


Bruce Chambers
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[Malke]

I just purchased a computer that has AOL pre-installed. I
want to uninstall it. It is not listed in the add/remove
programs in the control panel. Is there any way to
completely get rid of it? Thanks.....Jill

Are you sure that AOL is actually installed? Most OEM computers will
come with the AOL installation routine bundled in case you want AOL,
but I've never seen one where AOL was actually installed and did not
appear in Add/Remove Programs. Please repost with more details if you
need more help.

Malke

 

[Al]

Most I have seen have an installation icon. You click to install. If it is
already installed, check All Programs/AOL for an Uninstall link.
Al

 

[Guest]

find the folder of aol and delete it. should not be hooked
into your system if it was never installed