The best place to uninstall programs is through Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet. Though some applications leave some traces behind after uninstalled in the hard disk, but they are harmless to your computer system. If uninstall programs by third-party uninstaller, the system registry files are also deleted along with existing programs which you still want to use.
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Originally Posted by Gswiss  I am unable to install programs under my XP-SP2 although I can run quite a number of them.
It all started when I noticed that my Sygate and Avast icons in the taskbar had disappeared. The corresponding ashAvast.exe and Smc.exe, the executable modules, were no longer present in their respective directories. I immediately cut off the link to the Web.
When I reinstalled these programs, the executable modules did not reappear.
The same thing happened with Spybot and Advanced Uninstaller Pro in that their exe modules disappeared.
Furthermore, whenever I open Windows Explorer, Word or Excel 2003, Windows Installer starts up and asks for Adobe Acrobat 7.0. I ran msicuu2 version 5.1 to no avail.
I used the Add/Remove function in the Control Panel to get rid of Adobe. It asked me for the Install CD. When I inserted it, Windows Installer told me it could not find it.
I can access the Web.
Would there be a virus? Should I try an online virus scan despite the lack of protection? Any particular site you would recommend? |