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uninstalling Open Office.org

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by blakeinpoway1

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How can I uninstall Open Office from my computer? I'm running Windows XP. I tried looking in "add/remove programs" but there was no remove option (actually, there were no options at all), and I looked in the "OpenOfice.org 2.0" folder in "Program Files" but I couldn't find any setup files. I also searched open office, but after 2-3 minutes with no results I closed it. I'm trying to delete it and install microsoft office in its place so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

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by seanferd

Can you access the uninstall options for any other programs? I do not believe that is is an OO issue. Also, searching "open office" is unlikely to get any results, as it is unlikely that any files have that name, which goes for most all programs.

by thechas

As I recall, the uninstaller is an optional component that you need to select when you install Open Office. (Open Office shows up in add/remove programs on my system)

Run the installer again and I believe you will have the option to remove Open Office.

If not, choose Custom, and make sure to include the uninstaller component.

Chas

by cbernhardt

search your c drive for sysoc.inf, when the results come up, modify/open this file with your note pad. you'll see ',,hide' at the end of some of the entries. delete the 'hide' but leave the ',' in place. save the file before exit and reboot. sysoc.inf controls what programs are listed in the add/remove programs field. if this doesn't work, do a google search for 'windows install cleanup'

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