Re: How Do I Uninstall Yahoo Address AutoComplete from My Add/Remove List?

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:21:31 -0500

>From your thread(s) in other newsgroups, it would appear that autocomplete
is dependent on the install of Yahoo Messenger which you've since
uninstalled. Try reinstalling Yahoo Messenger, remove 'autocomplete' via
Add/Remove Programs and then uninstall Messenger again. 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
Martin Cohen wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion that I caused in posting to separate groups.  I
> thought my question would get more exposure.  I tried the highjack
> software, found the entry you posted, and clicked fix on highjack.  the
> entry was deleted from the list on highjack and I rebooted.  But no
> results when I tried to remove the entry that is still on my add/remove
> list.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin
>
> a"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vwWI5l5EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Download HijackThis v1.99.0 (
> > http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip), close all browser,
> > messenger, mediaplayer, etc., windows and scan.  Look for this entry:
> >
> >    O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} (YAddBook Class) -
> > http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/suite/autocomplete.cab
> >
> > Check it and have HijackThis "fix" it.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Help with Hijackware
> > http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> >   http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> > http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
> >
> >
> > Martin Cohen wrote:
> > > I had uninstalled Yahoo messenger and its e-mail components without
> > > any trouble, but when I click the button for Yahoo Address
> > > AutoComplete, the page blinks and nothing happens. I went into safe
> > > mode and tried to uninstall it from my add/remove list with no
> > > success.  I reinstalled Yahoo
> > > messenger using the custom setting as I did when I originally
> > > installed it. Then I uninstalled Yahoo messenger and the e-mail
> > > components, but still could not uninstall Yahoo Address AutoComplete.
> > > I went to the Registry Editor with the help of Dell Hardware Support
> > > and clicked Ctrl and 'f' keys. The find window appeared and I typed
> > > Yahoo.  It highlighted a file, key, or value?!  I made a restore
> > > point, and then I deleted the registry key or value?!  It didn't
> > > work!  I went to Windows Explorer and looked in the local "C" disk
> > > under "program files" and deleted a yahoo folder.  I re-booted to my
> > > desktop and it still did not allow me to uninstall Yahoo Address
> > > AutoComplete! Can anyone help? Thanks,
> > >
> > > Martin1223