Have you ever received error code: -5001 while deleting a program off of your computer?

Question

I have a Windows XP Home Edition PC and I'm trying to remove some unwanted games off of my computer.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Direct deletion of most files - especially non-data files in Windows - is not a good idea. Instead, you should use the provided uninstall programs associated with the application's menu entry - or available through "Add/Remove Programs" from Control Panel.

Why is this so important? Because program pieces are everywhere and - even more importantly - the program's registry contents are left behind so that "orphaned" registry entries accumulate and slow down everything. Proper removal takes everything into account.

If you've already deleted the program and/or it won't uninstall, just reinstall it from its installation program - and then use the appropriate "uninstall" choice to remove it as described above.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/... where you'll notice this entry:

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ERROR_DEPENDENT_RESOURCE_EXISTS

5001

0x1389

The operation cannot be completed because other resources are dependent on this resource.

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If you really got a "-5001" rather than 5001, then I suspect you're dealing with malware [virus, worm, trojan, spy monitor, robotic controller] - which will do its best to remain in place to do its bad deeds - including issuing all kinds of bogus "error" messages to discourage deletion. If that's the case, you need something like the free removal tool SpyBot from http://www.spybot.com/en/mirrors/index.h... which will sort that out for you.

Be aware that many "free" games and utilities are really malware, so do some research before clicking on unknown links [where the malware method used is known as a "click attack"] - much less downloading something without carefully finding out if the stuff is really what it says. Now the bad guys make us think even when we return to known "good" sites - as they may have redirected us to a malware site. Always stay alert, and - when you can - use Firefox 3 for browsing!

Good luck!