In Microsoft Windows, it is important there is only one installation of Antivirus and Microsoft Office. Installing more than one Antivirus Application or more than one version of Microsoft Office will result in the computer being corrupted - no longer stable nor secure.
Before Installing Antivirus
When antivirus is uninstalled, the computer must be rebooted in order to complete the uninstallation process. To check if an antivirus application has not been properly uninstalled and requires the use of an antivirus removal tool, please do the following:
If you see entries such as AVG, Symantec, McAfee, etc. and these products are not in Add/Remove Programs then these products were not properly removed. Most likely the computer was not rebooted when the uninstallation process prompted to reboot the computer and then another antivirus application was installed on top of the existing antvirus. Run the appropriate Removal Tools for the Antivirus Applications that are still installed. After running the Removal Tools, reboot the computer to complete the removal process.
Before Installing Microsoft Office
Like Antivirus Applications, Microsoft Office must be a single installation on the computer. To check if all previous versions of Microsoft Office have been removed and the computer rebooted, you can check:
In the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office directory, you should only see one directory named below. If you see more than one directory, it is most likely the computer was not rebooted when the uninstallation process prompted to reboot the computer and then another version of Microsoft Office was installed on top of the existing version of Microsoft Office. If you see more than one version of Microsoft Office, you will need to uninstall all versions of Microsoft Office using Add/Remove Programs as well as the Microsoft FixIt Removal Tools, reboot the computer and then install a single version of Microsoft Office.
Directory names:
OFFICE11 - This is Microsoft Office 2003
OFFICE 12 - This is Microsoft Office 2007
OFFICE 14 - This is Microsoft Office 2010
http://www.smartnetadmin.com
Before Installing Antivirus
When antivirus is uninstalled, the computer must be rebooted in order to complete the uninstallation process. To check if an antivirus application has not been properly uninstalled and requires the use of an antivirus removal tool, please do the following:
- Click Start - Run.
- Type: regedit
- Click OK.
- Browse to the registry key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
If you see entries such as AVG, Symantec, McAfee, etc. and these products are not in Add/Remove Programs then these products were not properly removed. Most likely the computer was not rebooted when the uninstallation process prompted to reboot the computer and then another antivirus application was installed on top of the existing antvirus. Run the appropriate Removal Tools for the Antivirus Applications that are still installed. After running the Removal Tools, reboot the computer to complete the removal process.
Before Installing Microsoft Office
Like Antivirus Applications, Microsoft Office must be a single installation on the computer. To check if all previous versions of Microsoft Office have been removed and the computer rebooted, you can check:
- Add/Remove Programs
- Start - Programs - All Programs
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office
In the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office directory, you should only see one directory named below. If you see more than one directory, it is most likely the computer was not rebooted when the uninstallation process prompted to reboot the computer and then another version of Microsoft Office was installed on top of the existing version of Microsoft Office. If you see more than one version of Microsoft Office, you will need to uninstall all versions of Microsoft Office using Add/Remove Programs as well as the Microsoft FixIt Removal Tools, reboot the computer and then install a single version of Microsoft Office.
Directory names:
OFFICE11 - This is Microsoft Office 2003
OFFICE 12 - This is Microsoft Office 2007
OFFICE 14 - This is Microsoft Office 2010
http://www.smartnetadmin.com
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