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Title: Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: AndrewD on January 30, 2002, 12:32:37 pm

I am trying to uninstall MJ 7.2.280 (so that I can start over clean, without anything that might conflict with anything else - I have been experiencing odd behavior, so as a first step, I am starting over clean).

I have run the UNINSTALL program - which seems to run successfully.  However, if I look in the Add/Remove Programs menu, MJ is still there.  I have tried reinstalling and uninstalling several times and it still seems to show up in Add/Remove.

I have removed every registry entry for J River I could find in the resgistry - still shows up in Add/Remove.  

I have deleted all of the folders that MJ created - still shows up.

Any advice?  I am running Windows 2000 Professional on a Dell Pentium 4.

Thanks...

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: KingSparta on January 30, 2002, 03:17:48 pm

Must be something wrong with your windows setup..

Microsoft had a Tweek program that would allow you to remove a program if for some reason the uninstall failed.

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: Doof on January 30, 2002, 04:12:43 pm

Try checking out

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

And see if Media Jukebox is listed. If it is, delete it.

Although I don't think this will cause any problems. If you install it now, it should just overwrite that key and everything will be ok.

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: AndrewD on January 30, 2002, 05:33:29 pm

Thanks ..... I will try it.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times with the same result, so it seems that re-installing does not cure whatever the problem is.

Will let you know what happens.

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: Doof on January 30, 2002, 05:40:37 pm

Well, let's go at it this way...

What's the odd behavior that you're experiencing?

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: AndrewD on January 30, 2002, 06:01:22 pm

Doof:  Thanks .... your suggested edit to the registry worked.  I am starting with a clean slate now.

The odd behavior I have been seeing (and hoping that reinstalling will address) was that MJ would lock up anytime I tried to edit a list of songs in the "playing now" window.  I'd have to kill MJ in the task manager and then restart it, which gets annoying.  

I am hopeful that a clean install (with MusicMatch and Winamp wiped clean from my machine) will yield more predictable results.  If not, to quote Arnold, I'll be back .....

Title: RE:Trouble uninstalling MJ 7.2.28
Post by: AndrewD on January 31, 2002, 09:05:44 am

Hi ....

One more odd behavior to add to the list:  in 7.2.280, if you are playing a song, hit "pause", and then try to close MJ completely, it hangs.  Not sure why, but it always happens.  No big deal, it takes a few extra steps to close MJ if I forget than I am in pause, but it may be indicative of something else going on .....