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Can't uninstall AOL


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This is good for 30 days, run disc clean up then registry clean up then go to optimize and run reg defrag, takes a few minutes and needs reboot, then if you locate anything AOL you can use shredder, though do make sure you get the correct file

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ok ya not gonna like this I used to be with AOL and I found that the only way to totally remove it was to do a formatt sorry but i also had the same prob do a fresh install...
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This freakin' AOL got installed when my village idiot son added AOL IM ;)

To think of doing a system restore/format at this point is givin' me a ;)

I think AOL is coincidentally close to a***ol* for a reason :tazz:
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Give tune up a go it has a start up manager which gives you another go at stopping Always Off Line
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Ok, have done everything up to the shredder and when finding America Online 8.0 a trillion files open up...how do I know which one to open to shred the holy livin' s**t out of it? There are file folders and a lot of .dlls, etc. There are also other AOL-type files there, too (i.e. AOL Companion, AIM Toolbar) separate.
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If it was me, and I'm glad it isn't, I would go for the AOL definites, Companion, Toolbar, then in theory, registry clean up should say all the .dll bits apply to programmes no longer installed
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