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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: mkhammer on December 03, 2009, 05:43:30 PM

Title: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: mkhammer 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 

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: Geek-9pm 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.

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: wbrost 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

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: patio on December 04, 2009, 07:42:14 AM

Remove it from your screensaver list in settings...

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: mkhammer 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 <((;>

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: patio on December 04, 2009, 05:51:50 PM

No Problem...stop by anytime !

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: thecomputerfix 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.

Title: Re: Partial uninstall failure
Post by: you878 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.