Vista - no uninstall option in programs and features

i am trying to uninstall norton360, for some reason when i go to
programs/features- uninstall a program ,there is no uninstall button there is
only organize and views!why? there used to be a uninstall/repair option dont
know where it went. can anyone help? i have vista basic and no other
problems, just dont want norton.

did you click on the program u wanna remove?
the buttons don't show up until a program is highlighted

"lucinda" <lucinda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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The Uninstall option won't show up until you highlight the program to
remove.
Click on Norton 360 (or whatever it's called). Does the Uninstall option
appear?
If it doesn't appear, right-click on the Norton 360. Does Uninstall show
up?

Did you install Norton 360? If not, maybe you don't have permission to
uninstall it...


"lucinda" <lucinda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT A PATCH CORRUPTS THE UNINSTALL OPTIONS. I
have had this happen to me the only way to get the uninstall options back is
to reinstall the application or use a removal tool supplied by the company
of the product. Norton has a removal tool




"Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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thanks for replying and yes i clicked on norton, also right clicked but
nothing happens, well actually it does become highloghted but thats it! i
think i will try to reinstall as thats what i had to do with a yahoo toolbar
i had trouble removing, it was suggested i reinstall then find it in programs
and uninstall, that worked but now that i think of it that it about when my
uninstall button dissapeared?!

"KickinChicken" wrote:

hi dave, no the option to uninstall wont appear when a program is
highlighted, none of them! thanks for you reply though.

"Dave" wrote:

do you no where to find the removal tool? i didnt see it on their site,but
also none of my programs will show a uninstall option when they used too not
just norton, a question; do you think an instalation on top of another
anti-virus could cause more problems?thanks so much.

"noaim" wrote:

hi chad, just wondering if you could tell me what a 'patch' is? first ive
heard of it not suprisingly as im new to all this! but also do you know if it
could possibly have anything to do with the fact that i recently had trouble
removing a yahoo toolbar as it would not show up in programs and features but
was stii on my browser, so i reinstalled it then found it in programs and
uninstalled a second time, it then was gone, but im thinking that is when my
uninstall option dissapeared. there been a few days between yahoo and this
incident so im not positive it disapeared the same time or not. thanks to
all for any assistance!
"Chad Harris" wrote:

lucinda wrote:As others have said, you'll probably have to re-install Norton to be able to
remove it.

Be aware that Norton is the barnacle of the software world. It is difficult
to remove. You'll have to visit Symantec's site and obtain their
sooper-dooper removal tool. Even then...

You should probably visit the registry and erradicate references to
Norton/Symantec.

Getting rid of Norton is like getting rid of a tattoo. It takes effort,
time, and expense. It even hurts. For a long time. And it's never REALLY
gone.

hi everyone, well i tried to reinstall norton but could not because a message
appears that says" norton could not be installed on this computer because you
have a variant of this program already installed"actually that is not a qoute
but basically what it said, so i tried the removal tool( i found it) but
that says to open 360 then click on my account but the my account option i s
greyed out, i guess because it was a free trial and has expired, so now what?
do i use system restore? and if so will it remove pics that i put on after
that certain point? thanks for any suggestions!

"HeyBub" wrote: