More on removing Mozilla Firefox

[Guest]

Mozilla Firefox isn't listed in Add/Remove in Control Panel. The uninstall
link in the Mozilla program isn't valid. Deleting Mozilla manually wipes out
most of All Programs, including System Restore. HELP! How do I remove
Mozilla Firefox?

 

[oops!!]

You should not look at Firefox as the source of your troubles.

It isn't!

Perhaps you would like to elaborate on what you have done to your PC?

Then, people can help.

Otherwise, I don't see how they can.

Good luck,

Zee

 

[Guest]

It's not what I did to my PC, it's what my PC did to me. It started locking
up. I run a lean machine as it's my work computer. I have firewall,
antivirus, antispyware. I don't surf on the net. Why was the PC acting up?
It started doing so after I installed updates from Microsoft. I took it to a
repairman, had the disk wiped clean and started over. It's been pure ----
trying to get everything reinstalled. Answer your question? I think my
problem may be that I don't have a Mac, which I did for years, but then I had
this burst of insanity and bought Microsoft.

 

[Gary Smith]

Mozilla Firefox isn't listed in Add/Remove in Control Panel. The uninstall
link in the Mozilla program isn't valid. Deleting Mozilla manually wipes out
most of All Programs, including System Restore. HELP! How do I remove
Mozilla Firefox?

If it's not listed in Add/Remove Programs, then the install was defective
or has become damaged. You may be able to fix this by reinstalling
Mozilla in the same folder where it was previously installed and then
uninstalling it. You didn't say how you attempted to delete it manually,
but if doing so wipes out other applications, you're doing something
wrong.

 

[N. Miller]

Mozilla Firefox isn't listed in Add/Remove in Control Panel. The uninstall
link in the Mozilla program isn't valid. Deleting Mozilla manually wipes out
most of All Programs, including System Restore. HELP! How do I remove
Mozilla Firefox?

Best way that I can think of is to reinstall it, then use the "Add/Remove
Programs" control in the Control Panel.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

It's not what I did to my PC, it's what my PC did to me. It started
locking up. I run a lean machine as it's my work computer. I have
firewall, antivirus, antispyware. I don't surf on the net. Why was
the PC acting up? It started doing so after I installed updates from
Microsoft. I took it to a repairman, had the disk wiped clean and
started over. It's been pure ---- trying to get everything
reinstalled. Answer your question? I think my problem may be that I
don't have a Mac, which I did for years, but then I had this burst of
insanity and bought Microsoft.

What anti-spyware?
No one anti-spyware catches everything.

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/