James
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 09:40 AM |
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Removing AOL for new service provider
I'm posting this on behalf of Bob as he can't get online to do it himself.
Ditching AOL and going with new ISP.
He can't install his new ISP software. It just hangs part way through the install.
This is apparently because he's been unable to fully remove the AOL software.
Any hints/tips on removing it?
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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whitestu
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 09:42 AM |
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I ended up doing a fresh installation of Windows.
AOL can be a pig to get rid of.
Stu
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flak monkey
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 09:50 AM |
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Uninstall it using windows installer. Then use regcleaner or something similar to get rid of all its stuff it leaves behind.
You can doa registry search and get rid of the entries yourself if you want. Also search the computer and remove everything AOL related.
AOL is a PITA to uninstall, done it a couple of times, and its never just removed itself... I do know of people who have had to resort to a reformat
to get rid of it, but it shouldnt necessarily be the only option!
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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splitrivet
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 09:59 AM |
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There is a removal tool available, do a google for mr tech aol removal (If my memory serves) use this after youve uninstalled aol and it'll
clean anything remaining.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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JackNco
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 02:14 PM |
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ide have to say reformat it! AOL is renound of software that wont go away. and if hes upgrading ISP then its probaly not had a clean install in a few
months so it wouldnt do any harm
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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StevieB
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 04:43 PM |
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Just been through the same problems getting AOL off my old laptop (ready for use with a Power Commander) - total nightmare to get rid of!
Wouldn't mind if AOL was any good, but it's not (stuck with it on my desk top too). I'll be changing for the BT Home Hub thingy
soonish
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TPG
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 05:51 PM |
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Do a "Search" all files and folders.Delete anything AOL and then Shread recycle bin.Not just empty recycle bin.
..Which was nice..
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James
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| posted on 10/10/06 at 11:40 AM |
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Ok, thanks everyone. Will pass onto Bob the good news. 
I've never heard of Shred recycle bin. Is this a 3rd party utility or an M$ one?
Cheers,
James
[Edited on 10/10/06 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/10/06 at 11:56 AM |
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Spybot has it.
There is a facility to shred deleted items in Spybot S&D where you can do more than one pass to make sure stuff is unreadable.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 08:10 AM |
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sorted 
Managed to get in early at the talk talk call centre and the very helpfull little helper run me through a manual configuration,please do not ask me
questions as my head is about to explode
u2u isnt working now hey ho
Big thanks to james for puting up the post and all the answers that came back,also a big thanks to my brother who burned me a copy of the AOL removal
tool as suggested by splitrivet.
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marcyboy
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 posted on 12/10/06 at 05:49 PM |
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welcome back to nerd land ....lol
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