[AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down

It worked for me ! Luckily I got it before they "pulled" it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 4:24 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down
>
> Guess you haven't been to that URL recently Mark. :-(
>
> <quote>
> This article describes steps that you can follow to help troubleshoot
> problems that may occur
> when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based
> computer.
>
> The Windows Installer Cleanup utility (MSICUU2.exe) that was previously
> referred to in this
> article resolved some installation problems but sometimes caused issues
> with other
> programs or components that are installed on the computer. Because of
> this, the tool has
> been removed from the Microsoft Download Center.
> </quote>
>
> --
> Stuart
>
> On 5 Jan 2011 at 11:37, Mark Simms wrote:
>
> > Here you go: it works not only for office uninstalls, but other
> > programs as well. Highly recommended. As usual, it's one of those
> > things that MSFT does not want to advertise very much....as their
> > dirty laundry shows.
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2438651
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> > > bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:39 PM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down
> > >
> > > Mark,
> > > Where should I look for that utility?  I also need to clean out a
> > > bunch of stuff, and I concur about the registry cleaners - at least
> > > the ones I've used. Thanks, Tina
> > >
> > > Mark Simms wrote:
> > > > It's been my experience that the Windows REGISTRY is the culprit.
> > > > That being said, I TRIED ALL OF THE REG CLEANERS. None are that
> > > > great. I've had more success going in and cleaning things out
> > > > manually.... But this is not for the "faint of heart". Microsoft
> > > > did create a special utility for uninstalling programs
> > > where the
> > > > built-in uninstall program did not do the job completely. Even
> > > > their
> > > own MS
> > > > Office has this problem ! Office never uninstalls completely. Go
> > > figure !
> > > >
>
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