Help with Registry Editing

[TM]

Hi - I hope I'm in the right group!

I'm trying to uninstall an old Intel Anypoint Wireless II networking
setup from my computer - it's causing some problems with loading other
programs.

However, when I go to Change/Remove in Add or Remove Programs, I find
I can't take out the old Intel software. Installshield tells me that
"The log file 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\DeIsL3.isu' is not valid or the
data has been corrupted. Uninstallation will not continue."

I think that this means I'm going to have to remove the entries
manually from the registry, but I've no idea where to go.

Any advice gratefully appreciated -

TM

 

[Lem]

Hi - I hope I'm in the right group!

I'm trying to uninstall an old Intel Anypoint Wireless II networking
setup from my computer - it's causing some problems with loading other
programs.

However, when I go to Change/Remove in Add or Remove Programs, I find
I can't take out the old Intel software. Installshield tells me that
"The log file 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\DeIsL3.isu' is not valid or the
data has been corrupted. Uninstallation will not continue."

I think that this means I'm going to have to remove the entries
manually from the registry, but I've no idea where to go.

Any advice gratefully appreciated -

TM

If you have the original install media, you might try installing it
again (over the existing installation) and then uninstalling. Make a
System Restore point first.

Or see http://www.intel.com/support/network/anypoint/sb/cs-010398.htm

 

[Guest]

--
Old Fighter Jock of the 1950 ERA

If you have the original install media, you might try installing it
again (over the existing installation) and then uninstalling. Make a
System Restore point first.

Or see http://www.intel.com/support/network/anypoint/sb/cs-010398.htm

 

[Guest]

--
Old Fighter Jock of the 1950 ERA

If you have the original install media, you might try installing it
again (over the existing installation) and then uninstalling. Make a
System Restore point first.

Or see http://www.intel.com/support/network/anypoint/sb/cs-010398.htm

TM I have tinkered with the Registry MANY times succesfully, HOWEVER the
registry is like a wild animal, it is frought with many danger points.
BEFORE you do anything to the Registry, make sure you back it up. Microsoft
has good instructions to do so. In case you screw things up, you can restore
the original registry. Make sure you UNDERSTAND what you are about to
undertake! A screw up can cause your machine to refuse anything you want to
do.
THEN and only then, start looking for the offending entries. I.e. SEARCH for.
You will be amazed how many entries you will find because the Registry is a
humongous file.
HOW do you get into the registry? Find REGEDIT under WINDOWS. It is the edit
program that allows you to get into the registry.
Regedit will show two PANES (little windows), The left hand side will show
the main entries, the right side the sub entries.
NEVER delete a left side entry UNLESS you are absolutely sure that it is
solely pointing to your offending program. In all cases THINK before you hit
DELETE.
If you follow the Microsoft instructions on the registry, i.e. backup,
restore etc. AND you follow my suggestions carefully, it would be reasonable
to assume that you could get the desired results without causing yourself
more grief. Like everyone else who has tinkered and programed computers for
years, you too will find that a bit of learning as you go on is invaluable.
Success!

 

[TM]

Cheers Guys!

Tried reinstalling over the original - sadly, didn't work. But I have
now solved the problem (without screwing up the Registry!). Thought it
might help to explain how.

I have an old Win 98 laptop. I installed the Intel Anypoint Wireless
II networking software on that, then searched for a DeIsL3.isu file.
Didn't find one, but in Systems, I ran down a DeIsL1.isu which was
created at the same time as I installed the prog. Dragged that
DeIsL1.isu file to a floppy, then re-named it DeIsL3.isu.

Then, on my XP machine, I deleted the corrupt DeIsL3.isu from the
System32 folder and substituted my new DeIsL3.isu from the floppy.

Then, when I hit Change/Remove in Add or Remove Programs to delete the
Intel Anypoint Wireless II networking
setup, it uninstalled with no problem.

Thanks for your contributions - they sparked the train of thought.

All the best -


TM