cant uninstall cs3

[Maxwell22]

Hello all!

I'm trying to uninstall a not so legal version of cs3.. but i cant seem to do it..
already tried to on safe mode, but no luck.
and when i go to control panel it says that its already been uninstalled.. but all the files are there...
also tried using the setup.exe one the "cd", but still no luck (it wont open)

oh! and also when i try to open Photoshop it says that the licensing has stopped working...i know its because i used a key gen..
i wanna free up space on my computer..
so can anyone out there help me?
I'm on vista.

[dasteph]

Hello all!

I'm trying to uninstall a not so legal version of cs3.. but i cant seem to do it..
already tried to on safe mode, but no luck.
and when i go to control panel it says that its already been uninstalled.. but all the files are there...
also tried using the setup.exe one the "cd", but still no luck (it wont open)

oh! and also when i try to open Photoshop it says that the licensing has stopped working...i know its because i used a key gen..
i wanna free up space on my computer..
so can anyone out there help me?
I'm on vista.

hello and welcome to dk enjoy your stay.

try installing revo uninstaller which will clean all parts of installed software on a pc.

[Maxwell22]

Hey! thanks mate!
Its taking a while, but i hope it gets it done

[Maxwell22]

ok.. i think I managed to do it...
ran into a couple of problems...
first i had to force uninstall.. and when i did it with the Acrobat Professional it took away sound and a couple of more other things.. so i undid that... and got everything back.. but the Program files folders are empty.. uhm.. oh well!
but now.. every time I open an Office program this appears
(see attached picture)
and I'm like..yeah, of course your not going to find it... its supposed to be unistalled...
any thoughts on how i can get rid of that?

thnxs!

[dasteph]

ok.. i think I managed to do it...
ran into a couple of problems...
first i had to force uninstall.. and when i did it with the Acrobat Professional it took away sound and a couple of more other things.. so i undid that... and got everything back.. but the Program files folders are empty.. uhm.. oh well!
but now.. every time I open an Office program this appears
(see attached picture)
and I'm like..yeah, of course your not going to find it... its supposed to be unistalled...
any thoughts on how i can get rid of that?

thnxs!

normally revo uses the programmes own uninstaller to remove it then cleans any remaining parts after but as you have tried before to remove the prog maybe the reason for a forced uninstall.
as far as empty folders are concerned simply delete them off your system.
with adobe you could try rinstalling it then use revo to clean eveything but do not force it and use the fourth option which will remove the registry entries which could be the reason you are getting the box comming up.
the link is to pro 9 which is a 30 trial so for the purposes of the exercise it will not cost any thing.
i hope the above will help.

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