Re: completely uninstalling jaws
- From: "Adam Daou" <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 18:58:12 -0500
For your info:
Here is another hidden leftover after uninstalling jaws I had to deal with
when trying to install multiple adaptive software in one single computer:
the video display driver itself. It changed and I had to uninstall it too in
order to return to a clean environment. It's a risky thing and it's better
to have the original video driver handy, if needed. Often XP will find the
right one.
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: completely uninstalling jaws
Hi Will, there was a thread on this subject. From time to time for what ever
reason, someone would uninstall Jaws. Then they would try to reinstall jaws,
and try to authorize it. They would get a message saying that they all ready
had an existing copy of jaws on the hard drive. Debbie Scales at one time
posted the name of the file, and where to go to delete it, but I can't find
that post. That is why I am wanting to know how to completely remove Jaws
from the computer. btw thanks for all that info.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: completely uninstalling jaws
> Hi;
>
> JAWS has one of the better set of uninstallation scripts around. Some
> uninstallers do leave keys and values in the registry that will, in all
> likelyhood, cause abnormal software operation under some circumstances,
> however, the keys and values that JAWS leaves behind, some of which are
> auto
> generated by Windows, won't cause abnormal software operation. So, unless
> you really know what you are doing when editing a registry, I would leave
> them in there, as editing the wrong keys and values will cause your system
> to develop unexpected behaviour, and wil probably require you to format
> your
> hard drive and start again.
>
> Whilst uninstallation of any software is an important aspect when
> transferring machines between owners, so as to remain within the
> conditions
> defined in the individual EULAs for each piece of software, security of
> personal data should also be considered. When you delete files, such as
> those in My Documents, they're not actually deleted, even when you empty
> the
> Recycle Bin. The 1's and 0's that represent the data on the hard drive
> are
> still present, and all that happens is that the file name in the file
> allocation table changes to indicate that the sectors previously occupied
> by
> that file can be written to once more. Therefore, if someone were to come
> along with an unerase tool, such as Unerase Wizard from Symantec, they
> could
> recover those files without too many problems. The only way to ensure
> this
> doesn't happen, is to overwrite those sectors of the hard drive. This
> happens quite a lot in normal use, where you're deleting files and then
> overwriting that space with new files, but if you're deleting files prior
> to
> handing the machine over, then these new files are unlikely to be created
> and there's nothing to overwrite the old data on the hard drive. There's
> two ways to get around this. Firstly, you can format the hard drive and
> reinstall Windows and all the necessary device drivers, or you can use a
> tool such as WipeInfo, which is part of Norton Utilities from Symantec, to
> write a set of 1's and 0's to the free space on your hard drive,
> overwriting
> all that personal data with garbage.
>
> It's certainly something worth considering, and not something a lot of
> people are aware of, as recently highlighted on BBC Breakfast News, when
> they ran a piece on a report highlighting this security vulnerability in
> businesses.
>
> Will
>
> Microsoft MVP (Visual Developer/VC++)
> For more information on the MVP Program, go to:
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 4:06 PM
> Subject: Re: completely uninstalling jaws
>
>
>> No, I am not talking about removal of the authorizaation key. I am
>> talking
>> about complete removal of Jaws from the hard drive. Even if you uninstall
>> jaws from the add/remove I believe there is still something related to
> jaws
>> in the registery.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Horspool, Matthew F." <drjaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:11 AM
>> Subject: RE: completely uninstalling jaws
>>
>>
>> > Hi:
>> >
>> > At a guess I would say he means the Authorization key as during an
>> > uninstall JAWS does not request a removal of the authorization key. If
>> > anyone can say differently, please speak up!
>> >
>> > You can find authorization information in a file called
>> > Quella authorization key guide.txt
>> > If you are using JAWS 4.51 and below, the file is called
>> > Authorization key guide.txt
>> > I think 3.5 and below called it
>> > Authoriz.txt
>> > Or something like that. I can't be certain.
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> > Matthew
>> >
>> > -------------------------
>> > Mr. Matthew F. Horspool
>> >
>> > Send me an Electronic Mail to
>> > drjaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > Add
>> > horspool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > to your MSN contact list
>> >
>> > Or Visit my web site at
>> > http://www.horspool.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
>> > -------------------------
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> > Behalf Of chevelle
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 4:09 AM
>> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: completely uninstalling jaws
>> >
>> > Hi, after you uninstall jaws from the add/remove or from the tools
>> > options of jaws. I think someone on this list said to completely remove
>> > Jaws you have to remove something from the registery. Is that right? If
>> > so what do you remove from the registery to completely remove jaws from
>> > the hard drive. Thanks.
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