There is a program Called "Windows Cleanup Wizard" that is able to clear programs like these in which their UNinstallers are not function correctly, you can download from Microsoft's Web.
Posted by: Houssam Mousa at January 8, 2010 12:54 AM
I had a similar problem with Office 2007 Beta. The uninstaller showed several uninstallable modules but the uninstall wouldn't remove them. Eventually I found a website that showed how to remove each module individually. It was tedious but it worked. If at you don't succeed keep Googling until you do.
I stopped installing Betas after that.
Posted by: Mark Jacobs at January 8, 2010 1:49 AM
Hi Leo,
I click on change the way users long on or off and then I click on welcome screen. I restart my computer I log on into my new account call tony, I lost my administrator account then I go to restart again and go to safe move then I remove my account call tony. Then the next day I turn on my computer and turn it into normal window. I need to type in my password for my administrator. I saw the name tony that was my old account name but i remove it already i need to change the name tony to administrator to log on. Can you tell me the way when I open my computer the name is administrator instead of tony. Thankyou for your assistance.
Posted by: Tony at January 8, 2010 2:31 AM
Some of the software I have used (and updated) for some years now, is still "Beta".
By keeping their software as a Beta release, companies avoid having to be responsible for their own code screw-ups - this effectively removes ANY rights you may think you have regarding damage caused to your PC, and even if their software is fit for purpose.
It is a legal loop-hole that companies have exploited for far too long.
I'm sure that's true for many companies. Microsoft appears to do it right, though, by ending and putting time limits on Beta versions of their software. I think the appeal is that Beta software like this is often distributed without monetary cost - the only cost is in the carnage it can create on your machine.
08-Jan-2010
Posted by: Bob at January 8, 2010 4:40 AM
I recently bought a Lenovo laptop with Windows 7 that came with the trial version of office 2007. Since it would not accept the key code for the version I had bought I had to uninstall it. In Add/Remove programs there are three programs that need to ne uninstalled. One is Office itself. Near the top of the list is the 2007 Office Activation program. There is a third. Now that it is gone I cannot remember the name but it is in the M section and references Office 2007. I believe it is some sort of library program. After uninstalling these three programs, I ran the Office uninstaller from the Microsoft site and it found nothing. I had downloaded Revo Uninstalled but did not need it. After uninstalling and re-installing a program like Office, it is a good idea to run a good register cleaner.
Posted by: Ken H at January 12, 2010 8:35 AM
I had problems when I attempted to upgrade Internet Explorer 8 from the Beta version to the final version. For some unknown reason when I attempted upgrade IE, it knocked my CD/DVD-ROM device offline. I couldn't see it in Windows Explorer or Device Manager. Initially I thought that the device itself had failed and I replaced it with a $26.00 DVDR/CDR-ROM (cheap upgrade!) but the problem persisted.
I finally hit on the idea to use a restore point in System Restore to jump back a few days before the problem presented itself. The restore point I used was labeled "Install Internet Explorer 8" or something similar.
After the restart my optical device was back in business. From now on System Restore is my go-to solution for vexing OS technical problems.
Posted by: Tom R. at January 12, 2010 1:26 PM
This is for Mark Jacobs
I don't have this problem but I am wondering why if you found a solution although 'tedious' you wouldn't supply a link to what you found.
Posted by: voxpop at January 12, 2010 2:10 PM
I use Revo Uninstaller. This nifty free download
works for me.
Ultimately, you might have to edit your registry and delete all referece to Microsoft Office 2010.
CAUTION is advised any time you muck around with >regedit
Posted by: Pat Coppage at January 17, 2010 12:49 AM
Click-2-Run is the Application Virtualization (App-V) streaming version of Office 2010. It was put out there so people could install it along side Office 2007, etc. without affecting their computer. It installs in an App-V bubble and not the traditional registry settings. (traditional un-install software may not see it to remove it) Look in installed apps and remove Click-2-Run apps and it should remove the entire app. Go to http://us20.office2010beta.microsoft.com/product.aspx?sku=10199928&culture=en-US to get the Click-2-Run version or http://us20.office2010beta.microsoft.com/product.aspx?sku=10199914&culture=en-US for the traditional install.
Posted by: Lou Mickley at February 11, 2010 3:12 PM
VERY FIX
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15626/fix-problems-upgrading-office-2010-beta-to-rtm-final-release/
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There is a program Called "Windows Cleanup Wizard" that is able to clear programs like these in which their UNinstallers are not function correctly, you can download from Microsoft's Web.
Posted by: Houssam Mousa at January 8, 2010 12:54 AMI had a similar problem with Office 2007 Beta. The uninstaller showed several uninstallable modules but the uninstall wouldn't remove them. Eventually I found a website that showed how to remove each module individually. It was tedious but it worked. If at you don't succeed keep Googling until you do.
Posted by: Mark Jacobs at January 8, 2010 1:49 AMI stopped installing Betas after that.
Hi Leo,
I click on change the way users long on or off and then I click on welcome screen. I restart my computer I log on into my new account call tony, I lost my administrator account then I go to restart again and go to safe move then I remove my account call tony. Then the next day I turn on my computer and turn it into normal window. I need to type in my password for my administrator. I saw the name tony that was my old account name but i remove it already i need to change the name tony to administrator to log on. Can you tell me the way when I open my computer the name is administrator instead of tony. Thankyou for your assistance.
Posted by: Tony at January 8, 2010 2:31 AMSome of the software I have used (and updated) for some years now, is still "Beta".
By keeping their software as a Beta release, companies avoid having to be responsible for their own code screw-ups - this effectively removes ANY rights you may think you have regarding damage caused to your PC, and even if their software is fit for purpose.
It is a legal loop-hole that companies have exploited for far too long.
08-Jan-2010
Posted by: Bob at January 8, 2010 4:40 AM
I recently bought a Lenovo laptop with Windows 7 that came with the trial version of office 2007. Since it would not accept the key code for the version I had bought I had to uninstall it. In Add/Remove programs there are three programs that need to ne uninstalled. One is Office itself. Near the top of the list is the 2007 Office Activation program. There is a third. Now that it is gone I cannot remember the name but it is in the M section and references Office 2007. I believe it is some sort of library program. After uninstalling these three programs, I ran the Office uninstaller from the Microsoft site and it found nothing. I had downloaded Revo Uninstalled but did not need it. After uninstalling and re-installing a program like Office, it is a good idea to run a good register cleaner.
Posted by: Ken H at January 12, 2010 8:35 AMI had problems when I attempted to upgrade Internet Explorer 8 from the Beta version to the final version. For some unknown reason when I attempted upgrade IE, it knocked my CD/DVD-ROM device offline. I couldn't see it in Windows Explorer or Device Manager. Initially I thought that the device itself had failed and I replaced it with a $26.00 DVDR/CDR-ROM (cheap upgrade!) but the problem persisted.
I finally hit on the idea to use a restore point in System Restore to jump back a few days before the problem presented itself. The restore point I used was labeled "Install Internet Explorer 8" or something similar.
After the restart my optical device was back in business. From now on System Restore is my go-to solution for vexing OS technical problems.
Posted by: Tom R. at January 12, 2010 1:26 PMThis is for Mark Jacobs
Posted by: voxpop at January 12, 2010 2:10 PMI don't have this problem but I am wondering why if you found a solution although 'tedious' you wouldn't supply a link to what you found.
I use Revo Uninstaller. This nifty free download
Posted by: Pat Coppage at January 17, 2010 12:49 AMworks for me.
Ultimately, you might have to edit your registry and delete all referece to Microsoft Office 2010.
CAUTION is advised any time you muck around with >regedit
Click-2-Run is the Application Virtualization (App-V) streaming version of Office 2010. It was put out there so people could install it along side Office 2007, etc. without affecting their computer. It installs in an App-V bubble and not the traditional registry settings. (traditional un-install software may not see it to remove it) Look in installed apps and remove Click-2-Run apps and it should remove the entire app. Go to http://us20.office2010beta.microsoft.com/product.aspx?sku=10199928&culture=en-US to get the Click-2-Run version or http://us20.office2010beta.microsoft.com/product.aspx?sku=10199914&culture=en-US for the traditional install.
Posted by: Lou Mickley at February 11, 2010 3:12 PMVERY FIX
Posted by: igor at June 30, 2010 1:20 AMhttp://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15626/fix-problems-upgrading-office-2010-beta-to-rtm-final-release/
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