Sometimes Add/Remove does and sometimes it doesn't. That's why the warning. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:10 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Completely Removing the Transfer Software Except that in this case the Add/Remove routine calls on the transfer software's removal tool. I've never understood this warning. Bruce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: water_drinker@xxxxxxxx Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, Walt Smith wrote: > Never use Add/Remove Programs if the application has its own uninstaller and > Book Port Transfer does. Go to the Start Menu and open the Book Port > Transfer folder and you'll find an Uninstall Book Port Transfer item there. > Use that. > > And before someone asks why you shouldn't use Add/Remove Programs if the > application has its own uninstall routine, the answer is that the program, > itself, knows far better than any other possible method just what needs to > be done to completely uninstall all of its components. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Alan Mattison" <mattison@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:12 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: Completely Removing the Transfer Software > > > Try removing the program from Add/Remove Programs instead of removing the > program directly. The registry still thinks the program is there. > > > B. Alan Mattison > mailto: mattison@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Bruce Toews > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 10:20 AM > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bookport] Completely Removing the Transfer Software > > > How does one completely, utterly remove the Bookport transfer software. It > seems no matter what I remove - uninstalling the program, then removign > the APH directory from program files, then removing the APH folder from > documents and settings, then removing the APH folder from common files, > when I reinstall, BP doesn't ask me to reboot as it first did when I > installed the software, and it still remembers my options. I want to try a > complete, total, utter uninstall and reinstall. What do I do to achieve > this? > > Bruce > >