re: Tips and link: ''How to uninstall AOL...''
Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:37 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33640 messages posted)
Millie, it can be tedious trying to get everything back to normal. I'm sure you'll
manage just fine. All the best to you.
Be sure to do this "after" uninstalling AOL in Add/Remove and restarting your computer.
Using the Registry Editor, search for America Online and AOL one at
a time. Regedit has a good search tool.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require
you to reinstall your operating system.
How to use Regedit:
Go to Start - Run - type: Regedit Press Enter or click OK. On the toolbar
- click Registry - Export registry file. In the Window that opens, where it says
'Export Range', make sure "All" is ticked. In the named box, type: backup
In the "Save In" window with the drop down menu - Select Desktop. Choose Save.
This will export the entire Registry file to your desktop. (In case you make a mistake
or there's a problem, you'd be able to 'merge' the file back into the registry).
You can delete it, once you know there's no problem. Save it for a few reboots.
Then choose Edit on the toolbar - Find - In Find what, type: {name of file} It'll
start the search, and when it stops, a key or value will be highlighted. Right click
and choose delete (or hit the delete key). Continue the search by pressing F3. Proceed
the same way, until you get a message that the search is finished. Then follow the
same instructions to search for the next word or name, etc. Close and Reboot for
the changes to have effect.
P.S. The warning isn't to scare you just to let you know, that you need to use caution
and be sure not to change or delete anything, unless you know what you're doing.
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