jetophile Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I posted this elsewhere and thought I might have more luck hitting this on all cylinders, so here it goes. Again. I got an AIM 'upgrade' pop-up a few hours ago. Usually I'm pretty careful, and make sure to uncheck the installation of unwanted toolbars and so on. I got distracted by my dog, wasn't paying close enough attention, and now I've got this idiot AOL toolbar AND a yahoo toolbar. I cannot get rid of either. Stuck with spyware now, which is of course what it is. Neither is showing up in my programs in order for me to remove them. I uninstalled AIM, restarted my laptop, and it's still there. I went to AIM's website, but of course there isn't any information about it. Looked around the internet and apparently other people are complaining about the same thing - but no solutions offered. Uninstalled, reinstalled, uninstalled, reinstalled. Son of a b*tch. Any suggestions? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Don't look in my programs. go to add or remove programs, that's where that crap should be. are you using that garbage vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsTaborJet Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I think it's as easy as right clicking on the toolbar area and unchecking the toolbars you don't want. This has happened to me many times too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If you're using XP, you should be able to revert to a restore point. I never bothered getting Vista, so I can't help you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I think it's as easy as right clicking on the toolbar area and unchecking the toolbars you don't want. This has happened to me many times too... That won't get rid of that anti spyware garbage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 That sh!t is annoying as hell. Like BP said, use the add or remove programs feature. That is how I got rid of it on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 That sh!t is annoying as hell. Like BP said, use the add or remove programs feature. That is how I got rid of it on my computer.Well, that's precisely the problem. Neither shows up in add/remove in order for me to remove it. I have regular Windows XP and I use Firefox. Someone was kind enough to turn me onto this, so I thought I'd pass it along, too. Credit to The Green Dude. I'm going to try it in the morning when I'm half-awake as opposed to half-asleep. http://forums.theganggreen.com/showpost.php?p=773925&postcount=12 Thanks for the input, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Dont use anything AOL, thats how you stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinHater Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 The answer is simple. Get a MAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 jetophile, as a guy that has dealt with this a few times, i can tell you that getting rid of it is REALLY hard. NO WAY can you just remove the program, it usually regenerates i would save my important stuff and reload your OS like a fresh new pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 The answer is simple. Get a MAC. yea then he will have a new slew of issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinHater Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 yea then he will have a new slew of issues Like what? I have had zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Like what? I have had zero. incompatibilities. dont even try to suck me into this one....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinHater Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 incompatibilities. dont even try to suck me into this one....... LOL. You posted it, so I replied! In all seriousness, I have had ZERO problems. For incompatability issues, it depends on what program you are using???? The programs I really only use are MS Office and the Adobe CS3 Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't know anything about MACs, but the truth is, I can't afford to flush money on a new laptop right now. And, the whole idea of that rankles me in theory, even though I would love to pitch it out the window of a speeding car. It would all be because some seeing eyeball in the sky decided to mess with my chit is the bottom line. Rrrrrrr! Stripping it out and reinstalling whatever whatever, I'm not the type. And, I just paid money over a corrupted hard drive. And I already said all of that. And I have to pee. But first...! I'm getting my caffeine zap right now, but I am going to try what I posted earlier on in this thread later today. I just remembered I have a dental appt. early this afternoon and I want to get outside first. Aren't you glad I shared that scintillating info. Your lives would never...have been...the same! Ruh-roh, here comes greengal with some 'dental song'. 10, 9, 8, 7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 And I have to pee. But first...! Please write your name. PFSIKH doesn't believe me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Please write your name. PFSIKH doesn't believe me!Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. And thanks to Green Dude. It worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I upgraded my AIM the other day and saw they had those toolbars checked as default. They definitely tried to hide it in there. Not cool on AOL's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I did the same. They definitely try to sneak them by you. Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Does anyone still use AIM over things like iChat, Skype, SMS etc? BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. And thanks to Green Dude. It worked! Good effort. I'd have been happy if you could just write Jetophile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Does anyone still use AIM over things like iChat, Skype, SMS etc? BZ I think only millions and millions of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 im loving the fact that AOL is almost in ruins after being king. i told them, i told them big time after some "guide" in a chat room banned me that karma can be a bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 im loving the fact that AOL is almost in ruins after being king. i told them, i told them big time after some "guide" in a chat room banned me that karma can be a bitch Ah, the mighty Dick Kotite topples another empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I use trillian now. The free version is fine, I dunno what you'd need the "pro" edition for. trillian.cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I think only millions and millions of people. Time to wake up and download Pidgin. BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ah, the mighty Dick Kotite topples another empire. if i dont, who will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Does anyone still use AIM over things like iChat, Skype, SMS etc? BZ Yeah. And Yahoo Messenger. Or is that bad as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I just remembered I have a dental appt. early this afternoon and I want to get outside first. Aren't you glad I shared that scintillating info. Your lives would never...have been...the same! Ruh-roh, here comes greengal with some 'dental song'. 10, 9, 8, 7... your wish is my command..... allan sherman at his finest.. Beautiful molars... Lovely bicuspids... I'm Dr. Prentice, the painless dentist; By that what's meant is, It really doesn't hurt. This is Miss Klinger; you've met her finger. So open wide, and Miss Klinger will squirt. Well, well, I say there. We've got decay there. Can't let it stay there and cause you all that pain. So please, Miss Klinger, remove your finger, And won't you hand me down my Novocain. It's far worse than I thought it was; My charge is gonna be large. Don't be unwilling, It's just a filling, I'm simply drilling to dig a little pit. Don't fight Miss Klinger, or bite her finger And now while I change the drill you can spit. I hum while you're bleeding; It takes your mind off The things I grind off. Your gums are receding; You'll have to come back, We'll build that gum back. And now if you will open wide, Miss Klinger's gonna put her whole darn fist inside. That's it... now it's over. They'll be a puffiness around your cheeks, You'll have to eat soft food for three more weeks, And if you'll kindly stop those ghastly shrieks, I'm through. Beautiful molars... Lovely bicuspids... By Dr. Prentice! Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. one of my favorite movies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Good effort. I'd have been happy if you could just write Jetophile. There was no snow on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 your wish is my command..... allan sherman at his finest.. Beautiful molars... Lovely bicuspids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yeah. And Yahoo Messenger. Or is that bad as well? Pretty much. Do you run it on Windows 95? BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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