(2nd try) Programs won't uninstall completely

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Hi! :-)

I don't know if this went through the first time, apologies if this is a
double post.

I intend this as a general question, but I will be using a couple of
programs I will soon no longer have as an example.

When the keys on my 3+ year old laptop started to quit working, I got a
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard that plugs into a USB port. The peoblem
is that here lately, the keyboard's software has somehow got corrupted so
some hotkeys don't work properly.

For example, ctrl+f4 gets the same response as ctrl+n even though it's
supposed to do much the opposite. That is, close a document instead of
opening a new document. Just pressing f4 without first pressing ctrl also
opens a new document.

Due to faulty keys in the built in keyboard, I can't tell of the same

Numerous times, I tried uninstalling, making sure the c:\program files
folder was deleted, restarted and reinstalled only to find that the same
hotkey problems still happened. Additionally, the extra keys that were set
to open particular programs 'n' websites did not have to be reset. Each one
still opened what it was supposed to immediately after reinstalling.

Also, I have an alphabetizing program that is expiring shareware. After
recently having my HD wiped, I tried to get the license key from the maker of
the program, telling him that I had my HD wiped and needed to license key
resent. He never responded. Obviously, the program won't work now. I try
uninstalling, restarting and reinstalling and I get the same "trial period
expired" message

To shorten all that, the uninstall is apparently not removing EVERYTHING
like it's supposed to.

This would not be the only time I've encountered this type problem. Why
won't uninstalling remove EVERYTHING like it's supposed to or reinstalling
overwrite EVERYTHING that's already there? What can I do to get around that?

Thanx in advance :-)
 
Cloudchaser said:
Hi! :-)

I don't know if this went through the first time, apologies if this is a
double post.

I intend this as a general question, but I will be using a couple of
programs I will soon no longer have as an example.

When the keys on my 3+ year old laptop started to quit working, I got a
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard that plugs into a USB port. The peoblem
is that here lately, the keyboard's software has somehow got corrupted so
some hotkeys don't work properly.

For example, ctrl+f4 gets the same response as ctrl+n even though it's
supposed to do much the opposite. That is, close a document instead of
opening a new document. Just pressing f4 without first pressing ctrl also
opens a new document.

Due to faulty keys in the built in keyboard, I can't tell of the same

Numerous times, I tried uninstalling, making sure the c:\program files
folder was deleted, restarted and reinstalled only to find that the same
hotkey problems still happened. Additionally, the extra keys that were set
to open particular programs 'n' websites did not have to be reset. Each one
still opened what it was supposed to immediately after reinstalling.

Also, I have an alphabetizing program that is expiring shareware. After
recently having my HD wiped, I tried to get the license key from the maker of
the program, telling him that I had my HD wiped and needed to license key
resent. He never responded. Obviously, the program won't work now. I try
uninstalling, restarting and reinstalling and I get the same "trial period
expired" message

To shorten all that, the uninstall is apparently not removing EVERYTHING
like it's supposed to.

This would not be the only time I've encountered this type problem. Why
won't uninstalling remove EVERYTHING like it's supposed to or reinstalling
overwrite EVERYTHING that's already there? What can I do to get around that?

Thanx in advance :-)
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some software leaves their configuration files behind so if you were to
reinstall you would not have to reconfigure. have you just tried to
reassign the keys as you want them to be?

Flamer.
 
have you tried a system restore to a working date?
Run a checkdisk?

There are likely config or registry entries left.
The config files are physical files, and you would have to seek these files
out and destroy them.

The shareware won't work now becasue it was designed to do what is doing. It
probably addes a registry flag so it know if and when it was indtalled.

None of these are windows issues. They are issues that can be traced to the
vendors that wrote these programs.

Or they can be traced to flaky hardware.

--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.
"Cloudchaser the Red Wolf furry"
 
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