Can a windows service be uninstalled

[Guest]

Hi,

I was wandering if is possible to uninstall a service in Windows XP Pro. I
would like to uninstall a service named "SecuROM User Access Service (V7)"
which got installed together with Crashday demo (PC game). I have uninstalled
the demo, but the service is still there and running until I disabled it, but
I would really like to remove from the system.

Thanks.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Uninstall programs often leave bits and pieces of the
program. A service is just a program that loads and runs
automatically.

You might try reinstalling the game, then opening the
services list and stopping all those services that you want
to remove, then set them to disabled. Then open add/remove
software so that when you uninstall, the program is not
loaded and it should then be uninstalled, if the program
works well. If it does not remove all parts of the program,
you'll need to use a third party program [ or a lot of your
time] to find all the registry and program files and remove
them.

If you have a system restore pint available from before the
date you installed the game, that should be the easiest way
to remove it.


| Hi,
|
| I was wandering if is possible to uninstall a service in
Windows XP Pro. I
| would like to uninstall a service named "SecuROM User
Access Service (V7)"
| which got installed together with Crashday demo (PC game).
I have uninstalled
| the demo, but the service is still there and running until
I disabled it, but
| I would really like to remove from the system.
|
| Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

To delete a service.

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click the service you want to get rid of |
On the General tab, Service name: take note of the Service Name not the
Display Name | Close Services

I believe that these are correct, but double check...
Service Name: UserAccess7
Service Display Name: SecuROM User Access Service (V7)

Then open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |

Type: sc delete UserAccess7

and hit Enter

Reboot.

Double check that UserAccess7 name in the command above.

See...
sc delete
here...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sc.mspx

Or...

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UserAccess7 or SecuROM
User Access Service (V7)

Delete it and reboot.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[AllenM]

Delete the registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

 

[S.Sengupta]

How to remove SecureROM7?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12872224~mode=flat

Kindly go through the discussions.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Guest]

Thanks to all. I deleted the service using the "sc" utility and then also
deleted the executable file of this service
(C:\Windows\System32\UAService7.exe). I hope I eraticated it from the system.

On a side note, it's a pity the "sc" doesn't give an option to display all
the files related to a service, so the user could delete all of them.

Thanks again.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click the service you want to get rid of |
On the General tab, Path to executable

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
Service Name
Value Name: ImagePath
Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: Path to executable

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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