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- From: Ari Lukumies <aril@cmt.lpr.mail.carel.fi>
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- Subject: Re: MS Visual C++ - Uninstall
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 16:06:57 +0200
- Organization: Carelcomp Forest
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- Hans C. Masing wrote:
- >
- > In my desire to clean up my hard-drive, I am trying to uninstall MS Visual C++
- > 2.0. But, alas, I have found that there are no uninstall routines.
- >
- > Is there a source for which files I can safely remove?
- >
- > Any FTP< FAQ, etc... is appreciated.
- >
- > Thanks!
- >
- > - Hans
-
- If you installed MSVC to a separate directory (such as the default MSVC20), you
- can delete all files/directories below it. Also, the installation copied some DLL
- files into your windows directory, names beginning by letters `MFC┤ and a file
- named MSVCRT20.DLL. (There may also be some other files, for instance, if
- you installed ODBC drivers...) However, since there may be some programs also
- using those files, you'd better take a backup copy of them first, then try out
- all programs you can think of (for instance, Netscape uses some of those files)
- and if everything works, delete the backup. Otherwise you'll have to copy the
- files back. Note too, that if you so selected during installation, you have some
- settings in your system's registry database. Whether or not delete those... They
- don't take up that much disk space, anyway.
-
- HTH,
- AriL
-
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