AOL win98

any one know anything about aol stuff that i now know is standard instal
from set-up disk?

for example,

c:/windows/inf/unie5bak/.inf of which is part of the aol un-instal as
i am lead to believe.

are there other aol pieces of non-desirables eating up my h/d space? anyone
know? (i dont like aol)

tra...

"syd" wrote in message
...

any one know anything about aol stuff that i now know is standard instal
from set-up disk?

for example,

c:/windows/inf/unie5bak/.inf of which is part of the aol un-instal
as
i am lead to believe.

are there other aol pieces of non-desirables eating up my h/d space?
anyone
know? (i dont like aol)

Many Win98 users evaluated AOL in the 1990s and most
of them discarded it quickly as buggy and unncessary.
The simplest method of removal probably was then (a
decade ago so I have forgotten) to reinstal Win98 from
scratch. But the tinkerer can rapidly:
1. Segregate (rename xAOL for AOL) all folders with
AOL in the name. After successful reboot and function as
normal these folders can be deleted at leisure.
2. Search all *.INF files for the string AOL, and delete them.
3. Search the Registry for the string AOL and (after first
Exporting for backup the whole Registry) removing these keys.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"syd" wrote in message
...

any one know anything about aol stuff that i now know is standard instal
from set-up disk?

for example,

c:/windows/inf/unie5bak/.inf of which is part of the aol un-instal
as
i am lead to believe.

are there other aol pieces of non-desirables eating up my h/d space?
anyone
know? (i dont like aol)

Many Win98 users evaluated AOL in the 1990s and most
of them discarded it quickly as buggy and unncessary.
The simplest method of removal probably was then (a
decade ago so I have forgotten) to reinstal Win98 from
scratch. But the tinkerer can rapidly:
1. Segregate (rename xAOL for AOL) all folders with
AOL in the name. After successful reboot and function as
normal these folders can be deleted at leisure.
2. Search all *.INF files for the string AOL, and delete them.
3. Search the Registry for the string AOL and (after first
Exporting for backup the whole Registry) removing these keys.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On 01/17/2010 09:16 AM, Don Phillipson wrote:
"syd" wrote in message
...

any one know anything about aol stuff that i now know is standard instal
from set-up disk?

for example,

c:/windows/inf/unie5bak/.inf of which is part of the aol un-instal
as
i am lead to believe.

are there other aol pieces of non-desirables eating up my h/d space?
anyone
know? (i dont like aol)

Many Win98 users evaluated AOL in the 1990s and most
of them discarded it quickly as buggy and unncessary.
The simplest method of removal probably was then (a
decade ago so I have forgotten) to reinstal Win98 from
scratch. But the tinkerer can rapidly:
1. Segregate (rename xAOL for AOL) all folders with
AOL in the name. After successful reboot and function as
normal these folders can be deleted at leisure.
2. Search all *.INF files for the string AOL, and delete them.
3. Search the Registry for the string AOL and (after first
Exporting for backup the whole Registry) removing these keys.


If you delete every instance of AOL from the registry, you remove the
AOL graphic format entry as well. That happens to be installed with/by
IE [nd even got an update or two] and several other browsers and is
still occasionally used/found on the Web.

A couple areas that may have large amounts of AOL junk is in Program
Files/Common Files/AOL and/or Coach, a folder called /Extras in root,
any Folders you used for saved or downloaded files, pictures, and a lot
of others.

*IF* you have multiple versions installed and the LAST was 9.0 then you
have a tool to remove the prior versions almost completely, and MOST of
AOL 9.0. Use the un-installer provided with AOL 9.0 to remove the older
versions FIRST and then cleanup after you un-install 9.0.

Here's someone who thinks like the OP appears to and provides some
information on how to: save, un-install, and various other AOL stuff.

http://www.livejournal.com/tools/mem...?user=anti_aol

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
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On 01/17/2010 09:16 AM, Don Phillipson wrote:
"syd" wrote in message
...

any one know anything about aol stuff that i now know is standard instal
from set-up disk?

for example,

c:/windows/inf/unie5bak/.inf of which is part of the aol un-instal
as
i am lead to believe.

are there other aol pieces of non-desirables eating up my h/d space?
anyone
know? (i dont like aol)

Many Win98 users evaluated AOL in the 1990s and most
of them discarded it quickly as buggy and unncessary.
The simplest method of removal probably was then (a
decade ago so I have forgotten) to reinstal Win98 from
scratch. But the tinkerer can rapidly:
1. Segregate (rename xAOL for AOL) all folders with
AOL in the name. After successful reboot and function as
normal these folders can be deleted at leisure.
2. Search all *.INF files for the string AOL, and delete them.
3. Search the Registry for the string AOL and (after first
Exporting for backup the whole Registry) removing these keys.


If you delete every instance of AOL from the registry, you remove the
AOL graphic format entry as well. That happens to be installed with/by
IE [nd even got an update or two] and several other browsers and is
still occasionally used/found on the Web.

A couple areas that may have large amounts of AOL junk is in Program
Files/Common Files/AOL and/or Coach, a folder called /Extras in root,
any Folders you used for saved or downloaded files, pictures, and a lot
of others.

*IF* you have multiple versions installed and the LAST was 9.0 then you
have a tool to remove the prior versions almost completely, and MOST of
AOL 9.0. Use the un-installer provided with AOL 9.0 to remove the older
versions FIRST and then cleanup after you un-install 9.0.

Here's someone who thinks like the OP appears to and provides some
information on how to: save, un-install, and various other AOL stuff.

http://www.livejournal.com/tools/mem...?user=anti_aol

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---