add or remove programs problem #3

[Guest]

windows xp home edition
when i go to remove game i get this error message

uninstall
File"c:\program files\arcade lines\unins000.dat"
does not exist cannot uninstall

i know it exist because i downloaded it

 

[Dave B.]

Try reinstalling, then uninstalling. And for future reference, your 3
questions could all be included in a single post rather than 3 separate
ones.

 

[John John]

With all these games that you have downloaded and tried you should make
sure that you have no spyware or other malware installed on your
computer. I'm not saying that your games are "bad" but a lot of these
games come with unwanted parasites, so make sure. Usually when you
receive these kind of errors and can't uninstall programs, you can try
reinstalling the program then try removal again.

John

 

[Guest]

what if i can't remember the exact game site? will it work if i re-install
from any game site?

 

[Dave B.]

It may

what if i can't remember the exact game site? will it work if i re-install
from any game site?

 

[Guest]

now i have 2 fish tycoons that i can't remove.
now what can i do?

 

[Dave B.]

I think you have other issues that are causing this side effect. Have you
done a spy/malware scan?

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Try Angling instead of Surfing?


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Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
Stourport, England
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[Guest]

can you explain what angling is for me please?

Try Angling instead of Surfing?


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Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
Stourport, England
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[Guest]

what is malware?

With all these games that you have downloaded and tried you should make
sure that you have no spyware or other malware installed on your
computer. I'm not saying that your games are "bad" but a lot of these
games come with unwanted parasites, so make sure. Usually when you
receive these kind of errors and can't uninstall programs, you can try
reinstalling the program then try removal again.

John

 

[Dave B.]

Let me introduce you to a search engine http://www.google.com/
You type in items you want to know about and it will provide you with links
to view.
If you type in "what is malware" you get this
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=what+is+malware

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Fishing with a rod, hook and line!

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Guest]

Hi,

what is malware?

=> It is advisable to scan for malwares/Graywares which comes bundleded with
this games!.
Download the tools from here:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com look for Lavasoft SE for personal use
http://www.safer-networking.org for Spybot S&D (don't run it in Tea
Time Mood.)
If you don't have Anti-virus download this free Anti-virus App from here;
http://www.avast.com

=> To understan what is Malware read this article by * MVP Sandi * ;
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/malware.mspx
and read this procedure on MS;
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/alert.mspx
HTH.
Regards,
nass

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

what is malware?

"Mal-" is a prefix meaning "bad," and "ware" is short for "software." So
malware is bad software, software that hurts you in some way, and that you
don't want to have on your computer..

Common kinds of malware include viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and
adware,