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mkhammer

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    Partial uninstall failure
    « on: December 03, 2009, 05:43:30 PM »
    My machine is an HP Presario C700 running 32 bit Vista. I upgraded to 2G ram last year.

    The problem started around Thanks giving when I un-installed a recently installed weather channel application. On the advice of another I downloaded Revo un-installer and tried again.(I like the Revo tool better than window's deal).
    The problem persists. Every fifteen minutes or so error message 126 pops up with;

    " Unable to load library wfxw.dll. Attempted to load C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Screensaver\wxfw.dll. Error code: 126".

    There is no icon in either un-install app so I tried Malwarebytes anti malware tool and found some problems, unfortunately not "the" problem. 

    I Peeked around in DOS a little but can barely find my way around.

    Any thoughts are appreciated.  It is just a little bug that I would prefer to live without.

    Sincere regards   
    MK 

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    Re: Partial uninstall failure
    « Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 05:51:55 PM »
    If everything else files, try this.
    Install the weather channel thing again.
    Next uninstall it using the windows method.
    Might work.

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      Re: Partial uninstall failure
      « Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 07:24:06 AM »
      you could also try the windows uninstaller. It sometimes picks up on things left behind with uninstalls.

      http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45


      to read more about it please see the link below.

      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

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      Re: Partial uninstall failure
      « Reply #3 on: December 04, 2009, 07:42:14 AM »
      Remove it from your screensaver list in settings...
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        Re: Partial uninstall failure
        « Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 10:32:09 AM »
        Remove it from settings! Wow, I couldn't see the forest for the trees. That was THE tip. Thanks patio <((;>

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        Re: Partial uninstall failure
        « Reply #5 on: December 04, 2009, 05:51:50 PM »
        No Problem...stop by anytime !
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        Re: Partial uninstall failure
        « Reply #6 on: January 03, 2010, 02:07:26 AM »
        Apologies I do not understand exactly what you mean patio.  Remove it from what screensaver list in what group of settings?  Thanks in advance.

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          Re: Partial uninstall failure
          « Reply #7 on: January 03, 2010, 01:58:07 PM »
          Right-click the desktop and choose 'Settings' or 'Personalize' on newer operating systems. In the window that pops up, there should be a tab for screensavers, where you can remove the problematic one.