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Program uninstall doesn't work.
When I try to uninstall the Starry Night application, the "Problem with
Shortcut" window says: "The item 'unvise32.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly." Then it offers to change the name of unvise32qt.exe so I can use it instead. It belongs to Quick Time, and I doubt that that is the right approach. I had previously uninstalled this program and installed a new version, but something went wrong that caused Outlook Express to balk on startup. I attempted to uninstall the new version of Starry Night and ran into the above error for the first time; then I just deleted the program folder and System Restored to about a week previous, before I had started any of that activity. That fixed Outlook Express but broke NAV, so I uninstalled and reinstalled Norton to fix that. Now the original version of Starry Night is back and working, but has the uninstall problem that first appeared with the new version. I can't find that file in the .cab files, or on the WinME CD, or on the Starry Night CD (where I assume that it actually originates). Can I get rid of the program by deleting all references to it in the files and in the registry? I assume those references in the registry were installed with the application, not with WinME, since few windows users would have use for such a program. I'll appreciate any ideas. Regards, Joe |
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Program uninstall doesn't work.
Sounds like the path has been corrupted or you've 'partially' removed Starry
Night and therefore WinMe Add/Remove has 'lost' some of the programs installation details. Try re-installing it again and then uninstalling it. That should remove it cleanly, including registry entries - although it *may* leave one or two minor benign remnants behind, e.g. empty folders etc. Mart "Joe" wrote in message ... When I try to uninstall the Starry Night application, the "Problem with Shortcut" window says: "The item 'unvise32.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly." Then it offers to change the name of unvise32qt.exe so I can use it instead. It belongs to Quick Time, and I doubt that that is the right approach. I had previously uninstalled this program and installed a new version, but something went wrong that caused Outlook Express to balk on startup. I attempted to uninstall the new version of Starry Night and ran into the above error for the first time; then I just deleted the program folder and System Restored to about a week previous, before I had started any of that activity. That fixed Outlook Express but broke NAV, so I uninstalled and reinstalled Norton to fix that. Now the original version of Starry Night is back and working, but has the uninstall problem that first appeared with the new version. I can't find that file in the .cab files, or on the WinME CD, or on the Starry Night CD (where I assume that it actually originates). Can I get rid of the program by deleting all references to it in the files and in the registry? I assume those references in the registry were installed with the application, not with WinME, since few windows users would have use for such a program. I'll appreciate any ideas. Regards, Joe |
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Program uninstall doesn't work.
Good morning Mart:
Something has certainly been corrupted. I forgot to mention it but after the system restore, when I discovered that I still had the uninstall problem, I did reinstall Starry Night 4.0 (the original version) over itself hoping to regain the missing file. But nothing changed. I also failed to mention that back at the beginning, after Starry Night version 4.0 appeared to uninstall cleanly and version 4.5 appeared to install properly, I did an experiment entering a bogus phone number into my dialer but I cancelled without saving anything. Then I discovered the OE problem and then I discovered that I couldn't uninstall SN 4.5. I sure don't see a connection between any of that stuff. Regards, Joe -----Original Message----- Sounds like the path has been corrupted or you've 'partially' removed Starry Night and therefore WinMe Add/Remove has 'lost' some of the programs installation details. Try re-installing it again and then uninstalling it. That should remove it cleanly, including registry entries - although it *may* leave one or two minor benign remnants behind, e.g. empty folders etc. Mart "Joe" wrote in message ... When I try to uninstall the Starry Night application, the "Problem with Shortcut" window says: "The item 'unvise32.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly." Then it offers to change the name of unvise32qt.exe so I can use it instead. It belongs to Quick Time, and I doubt that that is the right approach. I had previously uninstalled this program and installed a new version, but something went wrong that caused Outlook Express to balk on startup. I attempted to uninstall the new version of Starry Night and ran into the above error for the first time; then I just deleted the program folder and System Restored to about a week previous, before I had started any of that activity. That fixed Outlook Express but broke NAV, so I uninstalled and reinstalled Norton to fix that. Now the original version of Starry Night is back and working, but has the uninstall problem that first appeared with the new version. I can't find that file in the .cab files, or on the WinME CD, or on the Starry Night CD (where I assume that it actually originates). Can I get rid of the program by deleting all references to it in the files and in the registry? I assume those references in the registry were installed with the application, not with WinME, since few windows users would have use for such a program. I'll appreciate any ideas. Regards, Joe . |
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Program uninstall doesn't work.
Can't really help much further except to suggest you uninstall/reinstall
Quick Time as unvise...exe appears to belong to QT only. (Most other uninstallers use unwise...exe) Also use regedit to search-out and delete the odd references - BUT back-up you registry first. (Make sure scanreg /restore works using your WinMe startup disk first!!) Good luck Mart "Joe" wrote in message ... Good morning Mart: Something has certainly been corrupted. I forgot to mention it but after the system restore, when I discovered that I still had the uninstall problem, I did reinstall Starry Night 4.0 (the original version) over itself hoping to regain the missing file. But nothing changed. I also failed to mention that back at the beginning, after Starry Night version 4.0 appeared to uninstall cleanly and version 4.5 appeared to install properly, I did an experiment entering a bogus phone number into my dialer but I cancelled without saving anything. Then I discovered the OE problem and then I discovered that I couldn't uninstall SN 4.5. I sure don't see a connection between any of that stuff. Regards, Joe -----Original Message----- Sounds like the path has been corrupted or you've 'partially' removed Starry Night and therefore WinMe Add/Remove has 'lost' some of the programs installation details. Try re-installing it again and then uninstalling it. That should remove it cleanly, including registry entries - although it *may* leave one or two minor benign remnants behind, e.g. empty folders etc. Mart "Joe" wrote in message ... When I try to uninstall the Starry Night application, the "Problem with Shortcut" window says: "The item 'unvise32.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly." Then it offers to change the name of unvise32qt.exe so I can use it instead. It belongs to Quick Time, and I doubt that that is the right approach. I had previously uninstalled this program and installed a new version, but something went wrong that caused Outlook Express to balk on startup. I attempted to uninstall the new version of Starry Night and ran into the above error for the first time; then I just deleted the program folder and System Restored to about a week previous, before I had started any of that activity. That fixed Outlook Express but broke NAV, so I uninstalled and reinstalled Norton to fix that. Now the original version of Starry Night is back and working, but has the uninstall problem that first appeared with the new version. I can't find that file in the .cab files, or on the WinME CD, or on the Starry Night CD (where I assume that it actually originates). Can I get rid of the program by deleting all references to it in the files and in the registry? I assume those references in the registry were installed with the application, not with WinME, since few windows users would have use for such a program. I'll appreciate any ideas. Regards, Joe . |
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