The registry keys are anywhere they were installed. YOU have to search for
them. They can be literally anywhere. That's what make getting rid of Norton
crap so damned hard.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
"Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message
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>I know, a dumb-sounding question, but....where do I find the Registry keys
>to find out if any removed programs are still on my computer? Thanks.
>
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> "Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net> wrote in message
> news
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>> I've been running the new Vista compatible ZoneAlarm firewall (free
>> version) for 10 days or so, with no problems at all. It works exactly as
>> it does on my XP boxes.
>>
>> As to having to track down 10 or so registry keys after uninstalling,
>> that is trivial compared to the HUNDREDS that Symantec leaves behind.
>>
>> As in all things a complex as our PCs, there are so many combinations of
>> variable, there are bound to be some that won't work right. Amazing that
>> they work as often and as well as they do!
>>
>> Val
>> running Vista Home Premium with AVG Antivirus (free)
>>
>>
>> "CB" <CB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news095A2B6-6D8C-457E-B272-1F4A3B6540FE@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> Regardless of what ZoneAlarm tells you, it is not Vista compatible. I
>>> used
>>> ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite for many years on my XP computer. I
>>> had no
>>> problems with the software and it did exactly as advertised. I felt
>>> naked
>>> without it.
>>>
>>> However, I have tried (yesterday) to download and install the ZoneAlarm
>>> Firewall (advertised as Vista compatible) and the new ZoneAlarm Internet
>>> Security Suite, trial version (advertised as Vista compatible). Both of
>>> these programs downloaded flawlessly but when it came to the
>>> installation
>>> process it was a nightmare. Once installed I had nothing but major
>>> problems.
>>> During the installation process and after the installation process I had
>>> to
>>> do many hard shutdowns just to unlock my computer. The programs never
>>> did
>>> actually function.
>>>
>>> Of course, I can't contact ZoneAlarm about this because I do not have a
>>> subscription number, since the firewall is free and the Security Suite
>>> is the
>>> trial version.
>>>
>>> I do not have any incompatible software causing these problems with
>>> ZoneAlarm products. I haven't been denied permission and I did not have
>>> to
>>> elevate any priveleges. Nothing was blocked or altered by my antivirus,
>>> which
>>> is NOD32. Nothing was blocked by my firewall. The applications were
>>> unblocked
>>> prior to installing. I uninstalled my NOD32 prior to downloading
>>> ZoneAlarm. I
>>> disabled my firewall during the downloading and installation of
>>> ZoneAlarm.
>>>
>>> I know how to download and install software. I don't have these problems
>>> with any other software applications. As a matter of fact my Vista OS
>>> has
>>> performed quite well with very few problems, those problems for the most
>>> part
>>> being of my own making. I attempted the installation process of the
>>> ZoneAlarm
>>> products in normal mode, safe mode and as an administrator.
>>>
>>> I finally decided that ZoneAlarm has gone the way of McAfee and
>>> Norton/Symantec. By that I mean to say that today's ZoneAlarm products
>>> are
>>> nothing but trouble. I would suggest that people looking for security
>>> software should use NOD32, Avast or Kaspersky. Actually, I would
>>> recommend
>>> NOD32 over all of them. NOD32 loads quickly, performs in the background
>>> with
>>> no performance problems and has a small footprint.
>>>
>>> By the way, after you uninstall any ZoneAlarm product you will have to
>>> go
>>> into the registry and delete the remaining ten or fifteen entries left
>>> on
>>> your system, just like McAfee and Norton/Symantec. I have no faith in a
>>> company that cannot even remove all the aspects of their own software.
>>> If
>>> they cannot write an uninstall program successfully how can I expect
>>> them to
>>> write a proper security application?
>>>
>>> I am not trashing ZoneAlarm, McAfee and Norton/Symantec. I am only
>>> relating
>>> my experiences with the applications based upon years of personal use.
>>> To sum
>>> it up quickly: garbage in is garbage out. If these companies do not wish
>>> to
>>> have their products criticized based upon facts they should offer
>>> products
>>> that work properly without bloating your OS.
>>>
>>> Have a nice day.
>>>
>>> C.B.
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