Vista Tutorial - Uninstall or Change a Program

**Brink** · 01-22-2008

How to Uninstall or Change a Program in Vista

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**Brink** · 12-05-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by antonyua

I want to Uninstall All The Programs That Came With windows vista Like Internet Explorer, Windows mail .. and some others From where i can find them ???

Hello Antonyua,

I'm sorry, but these programs cannot be uninstalled from Vista since they are part of Vista. Attempting to do so could render Vista really messed up.

You can install and use other 3rd party programs as the default program instead, and just not use the ones included with Vista.

You can also turn off some of the Windows Features as well.

Hope this helps some,
Shawn

**antonyua** · 12-06-2008

Good Morning from Greece Shawn,
Ok i understood

But I have one Problem I have My firefox As defaul But Whem I opening my emails in Msn live Messenger Its opens with Internet explorer And It is so SLOW :P
Can i fix that?

I have tried Following The Guard about Turning Off Windows Features But It not Display None Of the Widows Feature.
Can it Be possible ?

**Brink** · 12-06-2008

Good morning Antonyua,

For the questions related to the slow internet issues, you should post that in the Network & Internet forum for the best results.

You might see if doing a System Restore using a restore point dated before these problems may help.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**nadopine** · 05-23-2009

How does one uninstall/install software via safe mode? I have yet to find a good explanation or tutorial on this subject.

David

**Brink** · 05-23-2009

Hello David,

It's pretty much the same way as descibed in this tutorial, except that you boot into Safe Mode first.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**nadopine** · 05-23-2009

Not in my case. In safe mod I get a message stating that I need to be in normal mode to install/unistall. How do I activate the Installshield or whatever to allow program install/uninstall?

David

**Brink** · 05-23-2009

Double check to make sure that you are logged into a administrator account while in Safe Mode, and that the Windows Installer service is set to manual and not stopped.

**nadopine** · 05-23-2009

I set the Windows Installer service to 'Manual' and I get an error 1084 when I try to uninstall a program. I tried this registry edit in command prompt:

REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"
net start msiserver

But I get this:

ERROR: Invalid syntax.
Type "REG ADD /?" for usage

Any recommendations?

BTW, my command prompt default is:

C:\Users\David>

David

**Brink** · 05-23-2009

Be sure to enter the first command below separately, and press enter.
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

Then this one, and press enter.
net start msiserver

If it gives you a permission error, the run it in a elevated command prompt instead.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**nadopine** · 05-23-2009

The quotation markes on the HKLM clause was messing me up. This is what worked:

REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

Thanks for the help.

David

01-22-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,824 posts	Uninstall or Change a Program How to Uninstall or Change a Program in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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12-05-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,824 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Quote: Originally Posted by antonyua I want to Uninstall All The Programs That Came With windows vista Like Internet Explorer, Windows mail .. and some others From where i can find them ??? Hello Antonyua, I'm sorry, but these programs cannot be uninstalled from Vista since they are part of Vista. Attempting to do so could render Vista really messed up. You can install and use other 3rd party programs as the default program instead, and just not use the ones included with Vista. You can also turn off some of the Windows Features as well. Hope this helps some, Shawn
My System Specs

12-06-2008
antonyua Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 32bit 56 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Good Morning from Greece Shawn, Ok i understood But I have one Problem I have My firefox As defaul But Whem I opening my emails in Msn live Messenger Its opens with Internet explorer And It is so SLOW :P Can i fix that? I have tried Following The Guard about Turning Off Windows Features But It not Display None Of the Widows Feature. Can it Be possible ?
My System Specs

12-06-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,824 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Good morning Antonyua, For the questions related to the slow internet issues, you should post that in the Network & Internet forum for the best results. You might see if doing a System Restore using a restore point dated before these problems may help. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

05-23-2009
nadopine Member Join Date: May 2009 Vista Home Premium 32bit 14 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program How does one uninstall/install software via safe mode? I have yet to find a good explanation or tutorial on this subject. David
My System Specs

05-23-2009
nadopine Member Join Date: May 2009 Vista Home Premium 32bit 14 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Not in my case. In safe mod I get a message stating that I need to be in normal mode to install/unistall. How do I activate the Installshield or whatever to allow program install/uninstall? David
My System Specs

05-23-2009
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,824 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Double check to make sure that you are logged into a administrator account while in Safe Mode, and that the Windows Installer service is set to manual and not stopped.
My System Specs

05-23-2009
nadopine Member Join Date: May 2009 Vista Home Premium 32bit 14 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program I set the Windows Installer service to 'Manual' and I get an error 1084 when I try to uninstall a program. I tried this registry edit in command prompt: REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" net start msiserver But I get this: ERROR: Invalid syntax. Type "REG ADD /?" for usage Any recommendations? BTW, my command prompt default is: C:\Users\David> David Last edited by nadopine; 05-23-2009 at 10:57 PM.. Reason: typo
My System Specs

05-23-2009
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,824 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program Be sure to enter the first command below separately, and press enter. REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" Then this one, and press enter. net start msiserver If it gives you a permission error, the run it in a elevated command prompt instead. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

05-23-2009
nadopine Member Join Date: May 2009 Vista Home Premium 32bit 14 posts	Re: Uninstall or Change a Program The quotation markes on the HKLM clause was messing me up. This is what worked: REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" Thanks for the help. David
My System Specs

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