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ltxena1
I have tried to remove Adaware SE but am unable to do so through the Add/Remove Programs in Windows XP. I keep getting a crash report which I send to LavaSoft.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have downloaded Adaware 2008 and can't get it to open or run. Are the two programs conflicting perhaps?
Raziel v. Nosgoth
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>download and install Wicu ( Windows Install Clean-up Utility / Freeware by MS)
>uninstall AAW2008
>click 'My Computer' and navigate to your Ad-Aware SE folder and run the 'unregaaw.exe'
>delete the entire SE folder
>delete the SE link in your Startmenu (if present)
>delete the SE desktop icon ( if present
>run Wicu and delete all AAW references
>navigate to Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Lavasoft and delete the entire Lavasoft folder
>Start/Run - type 'cleanmgr' - drive 'C' ok - tag 'temporary files/temporary internet files/ recycle bin and fire it up.
REBOOT
> run a windows search for all AAW traces and delete them manually (if present reboot again )

start a fresh dl and inst. of AAW2008
Hope this helps.
Regards
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