Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE)

Gadgetman496

I have a mates machine and he tried to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.

The unhinstall balked before it finished which left MSE unusable. He then tried to use Revo uninstaller to remove it & it appeared to do so in so far as it finished successfully but it has left a lot of entries behind in the registry which I am unable to delete.

The reason he decided to uninstall it was that it blocked some genuine programs from running, including the likes of Quick Books.

It's won't let me install the likes of AVG now either as it sees MSE as still being installed.

I don't want to flatten & reinstall because I have no knowledge of Quick books so don't know how to save any of it's data.

Any ideas on how I can rid the system of MSE?

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unnameduser

Have a look on google and see if they have an uninstall tool

alternatively - yanked from another site :

you can also use a small tool to repair Microsoft Security Essentials. Download and install Fix MSE http://www.thewindowsclub.com/downloads/Fix%20MSE.zip . Make sure that you have Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 installed.

Gadgetman496

I had already been there unnameduser but I couldn't find a removal tool & don't believe one exists.

The "Fix MSE" I had already tried but it can't fix what's technically not installed?

The program itself is uninstalled but I think it's the damn registry entries it left behind that are causing the problems & they can't be deleted.

Thanks for the response though, it's appreciated

SickBoy

Install MSE again then uninstall it.

Bob_Harris

Reinstall mse then uninstall.

If that doesn't work try a registry cleaner / optimizer

Gadgetman496

SickBoy wrote: »

Install MSE again then uninstall it.

Bob_Harris wrote: »

Reinstall mse then uninstall.

If that doesn't work try a registry cleaner / optimizer

It ain't having any of that either lads I'm afraid.

I think it has to be a flatten & re-install?

Does any one out there know if there are any files I can take from the following two program folders that can be used to restore data after a reinstall?

Quick Books

CollSoft Payroll

Both these programs are on the system & I can access their folders but I can't run either of them

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Gadgetman496

This is the error I get if I attempt to install MSE



What gives with that C:\Windows\WinSxS folder?

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johnnybmac

Have you tried Ccleaner. This will usually remove any junk from the registry...

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Make sure to uncheck "Install Yahoo toolbar" during setup

Gadgetman496

johnnybmac wrote: »

Have you tried Ccleaner. This will usually remove any junk from the registry...

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Make sure to uncheck "Install Yahoo toolbar" during setup

Yes I tried that and Revo uninstaller too & they claimed to have removed it but there are loads of registry entries still there & everything else sees it as still installed.

softdancomputer

What OS?
Did you try this?

Gadgetman496

softdancomputer wrote: »

What OS?
Did you try this?

It's XP Pro but that OneCare Toll won't run either?

This is all I get



Even though the machine is working kind of normally with the exception of this issue & the fact it won't let me run certain programs, I'm convinced it's all related to the dodgy install\uninstall of MSE & I have no choice but to flatten it.

My concern now is, how can I salvage the data from Quick Books & CollSoft Payroll or can I?

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softdancomputer

The error looks like a .Net Framework error. Try to install/reinstall Dotnetfx.exe from MS