trying to unistall a game

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My downloaded a game that is giving is lots of grief. When I locate it and
try to uninstall it says...window cannot open file unist000.dat Does anyone
have other suggestions for me.
thank you once again
wendy aka frustrated newbie

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?)

Thank you for your suggestions Jimmy..I can't go far enough back in my system
restore in order not to have the game on it. Any other suggestions muchly
appreciated. I could uninstall but when i click on the uninstall option a
window pops up that says...Windows cannot open file unis000.dat.
once again thank you
wendy

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Wendy,
>
> Since this "downloaded" game might have installed malware on your system,
> it would be prudent to run System Restore to roll back to a previous date:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] may19.mspx
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "wendy" <wendy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:801642E4-E042-457E-8FA7-F83F6B4D0B5A@microsoft.com...
> | My downloaded a game that is giving is lots of grief. When I locate it and
> | try to uninstall it says...window cannot open file unist000.dat Does anyone
> | have other suggestions for me.
> | thank you once again
> | wendy aka frustrated newbie
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?)

Thank you Jimmy I'll give it a try...
wendy

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Wendy,
>
> Here's how to uninstall a game, especially tricky ones:
>
> Step A: Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs failed, so let's move to B: ...
>
> Step B: Reinstall the game to the same oringal location and try uninstalling it again
> This might recreate the uninstall file that it needs to properly uninstall
>
> If that fails:
>
> Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
> game, delete them. Reboot your computer, and delete the game folder.
> Regcleaner Download: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jimmy S.
>
> Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
> Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> "wendy" <wendy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0CE13822-4338-4653-9C44-465EF55D06F8@microsoft.com...
> | Thank you for your suggestions Jimmy..I can't go far enough back in my system
> | restore in order not to have the game on it. Any other suggestions muchly
> | appreciated. I could uninstall but when i click on the uninstall option a
> | window pops up that says...Windows cannot open file unis000.dat.
> | once again thank you
> | wendy
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> | > Hi Wendy,
> | >
> | > Since this "downloaded" game might have installed malware on your system,
> | > it would be prudent to run System Restore to roll back to a previous date:
> | > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] may19.mspx
> | >
> | > --
> | > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> | > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | >
> | > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> | > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> | > _________________________________________________________
> | >
> | > "wendy" <wendy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:801642E4-E042-457E-8FA7-F83F6B4D0B5A@microsoft.com...
> | > | My downloaded a game that is giving is lots of grief. When I locate it and
> | > | try to uninstall it says...window cannot open file unist000.dat Does anyone
> | > | have other suggestions for me.
> | > | thank you once again
> | > | wendy aka frustrated newbie
> | >
> | >
> | >
>
>
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