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05-09-2008, 09:47 PM
measekite
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Re: Alternatives to formatting HD and reinstalling Vista
Frank wrote:
> Ignoramus wrote:
>
>> I have a Vista Premium PC where I installed a trial version of a
>> program, let it expire and now I bought the full version but cannot
>> seem to get it to install since the ghost of the old trial version
>> seems to be haunting my PC.
>>
>> Before I start formatting the drive (and lose all my other programs
>> and settings) and attempt to reinstall Vista, I was wondering whether
>> there was some easy way to wipe all traces of the trial program? I am
>> no great tech expert, so protracted brain surgery with registry
>> settings may not be an option for me!
>
> Try this.
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
>
> It's a great little app that we use to cleanup left over installs when
> we can't get a program to reinstall.
> Frank
We do not have left over installs in Linux.
measekite
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