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Jono - 05 Aug 2005 08:50 GMT

I've just uninstalled Sophos Pure Message from my server and instead of being
a clean uninstall it left a load of files in the Program Files directory.

I can delete all bar one, which is buried three levels down and is anoying
me, as even after changing rights and permissions it still complains about
being in use.

Any ideas for removal?

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Richard Hrubizna - 05 Aug 2005 16:01 GMT

Rename files. Reboot . Then delete.

> I've just uninstalled Sophos Pure Message from my server and instead of
> being
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> Any ideas for removal?

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Emile Kenning - 05 Aug 2005 23:43 GMT

> I've just uninstalled Sophos Pure Message from my server and instead of being
> a clean uninstall it left a load of files in the Program Files directory.
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> Any ideas for removal?

If it's an .evt file, you need to delete the associated reg key in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog

Cheers

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