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December 6th 09, 05:08 PM
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Seven Transformation
My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7
transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of this? 
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December 6th 09, 05:15 PM
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Seven Transformation
Jpstewar wrote:
My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7 transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of this? Contact the makers of said program? http://www.windowsxlive.net/seven-transformation-pack It's an application that makes your computer 'look like' it has Windows 7. Microsoft had nothing to do with it AFAIK. You might even have to install it again to uninstall it properly. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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December 6th 09, 06:31 PM
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Seven Transformation
Turns out to be kind of a moot point now. It corrupted my OS and now I'm on
the phone endlessly with Microsoft. Warning: stay away from this program! "Shenan Stanley" wrote: Jpstewar wrote: My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7 transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of this? Contact the makers of said program? http://www.windowsxlive.net/seven-transformation-pack It's an application that makes your computer 'look like' it has Windows 7. Microsoft had nothing to do with it AFAIK. You might even have to install it again to uninstall it properly. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html .
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December 6th 09, 07:11 PM
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Seven Transformation
Jpstewar wrote:
Turns out to be kind of a moot point now. It corrupted my OS and now I'm on the phone endlessly with Microsoft. Warning: stay away from this program! Better yet - don't use the computer as a user with installation rights and especially don't let others do so. Also - backups are important things. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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December 6th 09, 08:39 PM
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Seven Transformation
Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
trustworthy at this point) then do a format & clean install of Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this! cf. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted: 5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...nced/xppc.mspx Other helpful references include: HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched (after a clean install) http://groups.google.com/group/micro...5afa8ed33e121c HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a clean install) http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b Also see: Steps To Help Prevent Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx Avoid Rogue Security Software! http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 www.banthecheck.com Jpstewar wrote: My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7 transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of this?
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December 17th 09, 05:47 AM
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Seven Transformation
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:08:01 -0800, Jpstewar
wrote: My son in his infinite wisdom downloaded something called Windows 7 transformation to my XP computer. Now I can't remove it. When I run "remove Seven Transformation Pack" it instantly gives me an error. This happens whether I run it from Control Panel or otherwise. Help! How can I get rid of this? Why does your son have administrator privileges? -- Remove del for email
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