Here's the lowdown: Someone once tried to install PC-cillin on my girlfriend's computer. For some reason it didn't quite take, and every time it tries to complete the installation (which is every time it reboots) the install program dies, and trying to uninstall it produces the same problem.
Anyone have any ideas what I can do to fix this?
How to fix a botched install?
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Dalton
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How to fix a botched install?
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Get msconfig open, go to the startup tab and de-select the other tab. Then delete the folder related to the install, clear all your temp files and you should be good.
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General Zod wrote:Uninstall it and then reinstall from scratch, perhaps?
Dalton wrote:trying to uninstall it produces the same problem.
I'll try that. Thanks.Mr Bean wrote:Get msconfig open, go to the startup tab and de-select the other tab. Then delete the folder related to the install, clear all your temp files and you should be good.
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Also, sometimes a botched install leaves a bunch of junk in the registry that you may have to sift through and clean manually.
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This http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... 32&sd=tech seems to be what you are describing, but doesn't tell how to solve it 
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She's running XP Home, so that won't help. However, with Ein and Bean's help I managed to fix the problem for now. Thanks guys.
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"y = mx + bro" - Surlethe
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