Thread: Ad Aware troubles

Run regedit --- go to find --- look for all the entries of ad aware ---delete them--- run search on your OS partition---- delete any folder named adaware.

Follow this only if you know what you are doing, This might fu** up ure computer. You have been warned.

Get a registry cleaner.

CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner - Official Site of CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner

torrent it or something.

You can also try installing the older version and then uninstalling again...some times works.

thanks all Ill try that out

Originally Posted by nkira

You can also try installing the older version and then uninstalling again...some times works.

I did try that and it didnt work, I cant remember if even that wouldnt install, or it still wouldnt uninstall completely

I am pretty sure ad aware is the same shit you are trying to remove.

SpySweeper was what cleaned up my computer completely. My shit got so bad I was one step beyond erasing the HD. This was my last resort.

I Am Unable To Uninstall My Ad-aware Program. I Get The Message "can't Find Install.log" - Lavasoft Support Forums

If you wish to remove our product, try these alternatives:

1. Click "uninstall Ad-Aware" in the lavasoft folder of your start menu

2. If it does not work, open your control panel, click add/remove programs and locate Ad-Aware SE

3. If it still does not work, locate and run (double-click) the file "unwise.exe" (the .exe might not be shown). It should be found in C:\program files\lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE [Personal/Plus/Professional]\



If that does not work, or if you get a message saying something like "Can't find Install.log," perform a manual uninstall, which is not a very difficult procedure. Do the following:

1. Click on "my computer" and navigate to your Lavasoft Ad-Aware folder (C:\program files\lavasoft\ad-aware \

2. Run the file unregaaw.exe

3. Delete the entire ad-aware folder

4. Delete your Lavasoft Ad-Aware link in your start menu (if present)

5. Delete the Ad-Aware icon(s) from your desktop(if present)

6. Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Lavasoft and delete the entire Lavasoft folder.

7. Empty your trash bin

8. Reboot.

Originally Posted by Fetusaurus Rex

trying to install the new version of Ad Aware, but when I was uninstalling the old version I had troubles....So now when I try to install the new one the first thing it does is try to uninstall the old one, which is not on my pc anymore...and it wont install and gives me an error

what can I do to get rid of every instance of the old one from my pc?

not sure, check their website, however AdAware sucks donkey dicks, there are many other free products that are superior.

Originally Posted by Prince

not sure, check their website, however AdAware sucks donkey dicks, there are many other free products that are superior.

really? have any suggestions?

the last I knew when I actually looked into this type of stuff was Ad Aware and Spybot were GTG but that was a good 4 years ago lol

I swear by SpyBot & A-Squared Scanner.
Also i use AVG & Avast at the same time & yes they are compatible with each other. I have around 18 computers running this combo and it works great. Both are freeware version. Plus avast comes with a boot scanner which AVG skipped.