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ESET smart security Uninstall

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I want to remove all complete traces of ESET/Nod32.Where are all of them?im using vista premium

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  1. Regedit

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986


  2. To remove an ESET security product from your computer, first attempt to use the Windows uninstaller: click Start → Programs → ESET → Uninstall and then proceed directly to steps 5 and 6. If the Windows uninstaller fails, the ESET components must be removed manually by following steps 1-6.

    Warning: The manual removal steps below involve working with important system files in the Windows Registry. Please proceed only if you are an experienced user:

    1. Click Start → Run, type regedit and click OK.

    2. Find and delete the following registry keys:

        -HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ESET

        -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESET

        -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\W...

    3. Click Start → Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → select Show hidden files and folders.

    Vista Users: click Start → Control Panel → Appearance and Personalizaton → Folder Options → View tab → Show hidden files and folders.

    4. Navigate to the C:\WINDOWS\inf folder and delete the INFCACHE.1 file.

    5. Restart the computer. Once the computer has restarted, delete the following folders:

    C:\ProgramFiles\ESET

    C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Application Data\ESET

    C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\ESET

    Vista Users must delete the following folders:

    C:\Program Files\ESET

    C:\ProgramData\ESET

  3. Use Anti-Virus uninstaller

    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Unins...

    and

    c**p Cleaner

    http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-21...

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