Uninstalling Panda completely

I was using Panda and now am not. I used CCleaner to uninstall, but it left behind something(s). This error message comes up when I open the email program, Outlook 2003 (run under Windows XP Home Edition):

"The add-in C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Antivirus Platinum\PAV… could not be installed or loaded. This problem may be resolved by using Detect and Repair on the Help Menu."

I also subsequently did those steps that were still applicable from an earlier post to this forum, as follows:

"Open the Registry from Start, Run, write REGEDIT, and click on OK. Highlight 'My Computer' at the top of the list, then go to 'Edit' and 'Find'. Type 'panda' into the box and then click on 'Find Next'. This will search the Registry for panda files. When it brings up a folder or file, press 'delete' or right-click on the highlighted file/folder and select 'delete' from the menu to remove it. Then press 'F3' to search again and find the next Panda entry.

"Continue to search and delete Panda entries in the Registry until no more entries are found. Then repeat this process, this time searching for 'pav'. When both searches are complete, close the Registry and restart the computer.

"Once this operation has been carried out, using Windows Explorer delete the Panda Software folder that is below C:\Program files. You should also delete the following files Windows \system: PAV.SIG, APVXD.VXD, APVXDUT.VXD, PANDA.CHP."

The registry files containing "panda" and "pav" were not allowed to be deleted.

How do I get rid of the annoying and erroneous error message?

Avast

 

avast,

It sounds like it is still listed as an Outlook Add-in. Try looking using the method below and remove anything PAV.

You can remove it by going to Tools > Options > tab Other > button
Advanced Options > button Add-In Manager / COM Add-Ins...

Steve