Difficult uninstall

Discussion in 'Software' started by po90, Jun 30, 2007.

  1. po90

    po90 Private E-2

    Hello all

    Major non geek idiot here (well I may be a geek, but lack any knowledge to go with it).

    I have inherited a PC from a 80yo relative who seems to have pressed yes to every crap and time limited piece of software that the manufacturer / retailer autoinstalled. (I hate that - give me a box & system disks & nothing else). Anyway I have got rid of most of it using control panel & downloaded a couple of uninstallers from your site. However there is this THING called omnipass which pops up password / dialogue boxes at the select user stage of xp system start. Now this can be completely ignored by simply clicking a user - but it annoys the hell out of me. Omnipass does not appear on control panel, nor does it appear on any similar grid on any of the uninstall programmes I've downloaded (about 10, cant remember which ones -oops - but I picked all the ones that seemed to feature 'no nonsense' or 'removes difficult stains' etc). Theres one uninstaller that has one feature to destroy 'difficult' programmes and another to identify .exe's from a browse menu - but you cant do both at the same time - AARGH. The 'delete now, sort out the mess later' (told you I was an idiot) option of 'just delete the damn files' wont work either. "Access denied, file is in use" or whatever the stupid pop up windows box says.

    Cant find anything useful on the Omnipass site either. 'To uninstall, go to control panel' is their uninstall help menu entry.

    Ho hum - advice please

    Tim
     
  2. Goran.P

    Goran.P MajorGeek

    Can you find exe file of this app?If you can download HiJack This from here:
    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155
    Open HJT>click Config>go to misc tools>click "delete file on reboot>browse the exe file > click OK,then reboot and post what you've done.
     
  3. po90

    po90 Private E-2

    Thanks Corporal Goran.

    That's one powerful piece of software (read - bloody dangerous!). Job done.

    All the best in sunny(?) Skopje.

    Tim

    (PS - you do have the coolest flag)

    :wave
     
  4. Goran.P

    Goran.P MajorGeek

    Live long and prosper.
    BTW :You are not an idiot geek,don't insult your self.Everyone have the chance to get srew from time to time.Learn from your expiriance.This is what separate us from the animals.
     

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