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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
I've Googled this and am still searching...
Fresh install of Win98SE on a Toshiba laptop (new in 2000). Downloaded and installed TweakUI v1.33 for Win98SE on a laptop. When immediately rebooting, a black screen appeared with 7-8 thin lines/dots at the most top-left corner of the screen. This was not the usual blinking cursor I had expected to see. Waited a few minutes and nothing happened. Figured the system had froze. Unplugged the power, popped the battery. Reconnected and powered on. Windows booted into safe mode. Figuring TweakUI was the problem, while still in safe mode, went to Add/Remove Programs to uninstall it. Clicked on its listing and hit Add/Remove. The listing disappeared but nothing else happened. Closed this window and rebooted. Had to change the display settings back to normal and reboot again. TweakUI is still installed (appears in Control Panel and launches) but now there is no listing for it in Add/Remove Programs. I want this software off the laptop. Can you tell me how to do this now? I suspect I need to reinstall TweakUI to get it listed in Add/Remove Programs again, but hesitate to do so because of what happened the first time. Any ideas, please? Thank you. Cheryl |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... I've Googled this and am still searching... Fresh install of Win98SE on a Toshiba laptop (new in 2000). Downloaded and installed TweakUI v1.33 for Win98SE on a laptop. When immediately rebooting, a black screen appeared with 7-8 thin lines/dots at the most top-left corner of the screen. This was not the usual blinking cursor I had expected to see. Waited a few minutes and nothing happened. Figured the system had froze. Unplugged the power, popped the battery. Reconnected and powered on. Windows booted into safe mode. Figuring TweakUI was the problem, while still in safe mode, went to Add/Remove Programs to uninstall it. Clicked on its listing and hit Add/Remove. The listing disappeared but nothing else happened. Closed this window and rebooted. Had to change the display settings back to normal and reboot again. Do a drive search for tweakui.cpl and delete it |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
"philo" wrote in message ... | | "Cheryl" wrote in message | ... | I've Googled this and am still searching... | | Fresh install of Win98SE on a Toshiba laptop (new in 2000). | | Downloaded and installed TweakUI v1.33 for Win98SE on a laptop. When | immediately rebooting, a black screen appeared with 7-8 thin lines/dots at | the most top-left corner of the screen. This was not the usual blinking | cursor I had expected to see. Waited a few minutes and nothing happened. | Figured the system had froze. Unplugged the power, popped the battery. | Reconnected and powered on. Windows booted into safe mode. Figuring | TweakUI | was the problem, while still in safe mode, went to Add/Remove Programs to | uninstall it. Clicked on its listing and hit Add/Remove. The listing | disappeared but nothing else happened. Closed this window and rebooted. | Had | to change the display settings back to normal and reboot again. | | | | Do a drive search for tweakui.cpl and delete it | Thanks, philo! Sorry, but just one more question on this one. A search found it in C:\Windows\System and in this folder C:\unzipped\tweakui. Do I simply delete the tweakui folder, too? |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
Thanks, philo! Sorry, but just one more question on this one. A search found it in C:\Windows\System and in this folder C:\unzipped\tweakui. Do I simply delete the tweakui folder, too? Might as well |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
"philo" wrote in message ... | Might as well Thanks for the prompt reply. You're a peach. I wasn't sure if it was somehow tied to the file in C:\Windows\System. Apparently, it's just an installation folder. :-) |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... | | "philo" wrote in message | ... | || Might as well | | Thanks for the prompt reply. You're a peach. I wasn't sure if it was somehow | tied to the file in C:\Windows\System. Apparently, it's just an installation | folder. :-) | Okay, now on reboot (twice so far) I get this error message: X Error loading TWEAKUI.CPL The system cannot find the file specified. OK Do I need to edit the registry? If so, I can do this. What do I look search in the Registry Editor? Thanks. |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... | | "Cheryl" wrote in message | ... || || "philo" wrote in message || ... || ||| Might as well || || Thanks for the prompt reply. You're a peach. I wasn't sure if it was | somehow || tied to the file in C:\Windows\System. Apparently, it's just an | installation || folder. :-) || | | Okay, now on reboot (twice so far) I get this error message: | | X Error loading TWEAKUI.CPL | The system cannot find the file specified. OK | | Do I need to edit the registry? If so, I can do this. What do I look search | in the Registry Editor? | | Thanks. | Sorry. That last sentence should read: What do I search for in the Registry Editor? Anything TweakUI? |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
Right click and delete the tweak entry -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Cheryl" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote in message ... | | "Cheryl" wrote in message | ... || || "philo" wrote in message || ... || ||| Might as well || || Thanks for the prompt reply. You're a peach. I wasn't sure if it was | somehow || tied to the file in C:\Windows\System. Apparently, it's just an | installation || folder. :-) || | | Okay, now on reboot (twice so far) I get this error message: | | X Error loading TWEAKUI.CPL | The system cannot find the file specified. OK | | Do I need to edit the registry? If so, I can do this. What do I look search | in the Registry Editor? | | Thanks. | Sorry. That last sentence should read: What do I search for in the Registry Editor? Anything TweakUI? |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 20:24:50 -0500, in microsoft.public.win98.setup,
"Cheryl" wrote: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... | | "Cheryl" wrote in message | ... || || "philo" wrote in message || ... || ||| Might as well || || Thanks for the prompt reply. You're a peach. I wasn't sure if it was | somehow || tied to the file in C:\Windows\System. Apparently, it's just an | installation || folder. :-) || | | Okay, now on reboot (twice so far) I get this error message: | | X Error loading TWEAKUI.CPL | The system cannot find the file specified. OK | | Do I need to edit the registry? If so, I can do this. What do I look search | in the Registry Editor? | | Thanks. | Sorry. That last sentence should read: What do I search for in the Registry Editor? Anything TweakUI? You go to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run The entry to remove is: "Tweak UI"="RUNDLL32.EXE TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp" ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm |
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Can't Uninstall TweakUI v1.33 - Add/Remove Programs Listing Gone
Thanks Ron & Alan,
That did it! :-) "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run | | Right click and delete the tweak entry | | -- | Regards | | | Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 | Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour | Knowledge Base Info: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo | | Okay, now on reboot (twice so far) I get this error message: | | | | X Error loading TWEAKUI.CPL | | The system cannot find the file specified. OK | | | | Do I need to edit the registry? What do I search for in the | |Registry Editor? Anything TweakUI? | | | | Thanks. |
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