How to uninstall

M

Mindy

I am trying to uninstall several programs from the
(Add/Remove Program) and it keeps coming up
"Can not open INSTALL.LOG", any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
 
R

Ramesh [MVP]

Mindy,

This happens if the Uninstall information is missing for that program(s)
which you're trying to uninstall. The file install.log or uninstall.log (or
any other name) holds the uninstall information for a software. Best course
of action is to reinstall the application in the same path (so that the
uninstall information is re-created) and perform a uninstall again.

OTOH, the application may have been removed successfully, but the Add/Remove
entries remain. In such case, see:

Remove invalid entries in Add/Remove Programs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/AddRemove.htm

-or-

Use a third-party utility such as System Mechanic (www.iolo.com) and cleanup
the Add/Remove listings.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


I am trying to uninstall several programs from the
(Add/Remove Program) and it keeps coming up
"Can not open INSTALL.LOG", any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
 

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