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Requesting Help Removing AOL from Registry

by newdad1 Sep 9, 2007 12:59AM PDT

Hello.
I have a delimma with my computer that I hope someone can help me with. I have a Toshiba Satellite with the following specifications;
Model NO: PSL33U-026018
S/N: X6057001W
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2
Intel Celeron M CPU
420 @ 1.6 GHz
448 MB RAM

My question is really simple, and I hope the fix is also.
I want to remove AOL from my registry on my computer.
Can anyone give me a simple procedure for this?
I understand that working with the registry section is something you have to be very careful with.
Thanks for any and all responses.
RJD.

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by Darton Fury Sep 9, 2007 2:52AM PDT

you have removed AOL from the Add/Remove programs list and the C:\Program Files folder and it still persists, use the search feature from the start menu to find anything AOL related, and delete it. To delete AOL from the registry, enter regedit in the Run dialog box. Click Edit, Find, and enter AOL. Delete all it finds.

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removing aol from my computers registry

by newdad1 Sep 9, 2007 5:54AM PDT

That did the trick, thanks.
RJD

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GUESS WHAT = DARTON FURY? = IT DOES NOT WORK!

by oldsmoker71 Dec 16, 2012 9:49PM PST

> FYI, i go into registry per your dirs?
> do as you say?
> IT WILL NOT DELETE!

> NEXT IDEA????.......... AOL is a futhermucker like YAHELL-yahoo, MICROcrapSOFT, FB - FACEBOOK!
= MONSTERS OF THEIR OWN CREATION!

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