IanW

Its probably not replaced them, just customised them to say Microsoft xxx Provided by Freeswerve

as for the dial up's check in Internet Explorer Tools>Options>Connections yuo will probaby find that Freeswerve is set as the default connection.

DazV

Blow Dog, Freeserve doesn't overwrite anything...

Internet Explorer:
Adds stuff the the favourites
Adds icon
Sets homepage to freeserve
Sets default dialup connection to freeserve

Outlook Express:
Creates a mail account and news account to send/receive from freeserve.

Dial-Up Connections:
Creates a dial-up connection for Freeserve

All manually removable.

-DV

ChrisB

Nothing a nice bit of registry hacking won't solve

Some useful links hopefully...

http://www.klawson.demon.co.uk/articles/unfree.htm

http://www.beebware.com/internet/hel...allingall.html

HTH,

Chris.

Blow Dog

Many thanks all,

Daz, wasn't that easy unfortunately.

MATTeL

Cem,

The easiest and quickest way I found to do this (on my sister's pc) was to format and start again.

You might also find the system sppeds up again as Windows has a habit of making a mess in it's own directories and this can slow things down.

With AOL this is the ONLY way to get rid of it, completely. [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Mark

DominicA

BARBIE, not true mate, easy to remove the ****ty AOL software if you know what you're doing

usual stuff - ****ty AOL software is not the view of Scoobynet, just me and everyone who has ever used it!!

Blow Dog

Matt,

I think you have the best idea to be honest.

So angry about this. Surely they MUST be breaking some law here.

Cem

HHxx

The only way of uninstalling the branding stuff without hacking around or reinstalling the pc was to install IE again but with a IEAK version customised to default settings. This gets rid of the custom icons and settings.

H

Mick

iTrader: (1)

Dom - just a slight exaggeration in your comments I think

I have used AOL for over a year now, runs very well. Also someone told me top review by 'Which'

Mick

Sith

Absolutley hate AOL and their adverts. Never seen such a patronising person trying to push a product. To top it off they give the impression they are the only ones who run, manage and can get you on the net.

P.

John Catlin

Try this

If you experience any problems whilst installing Freeserve on your computer, it is sometimes easier to remove what you have installed and start again.

Below are some easy, step-by-step instructions on how to remove Freeserve from your computer.

IMPORTANT - Please close any open programs before you start this process

Go to your desktop and double click on the 'My computer' icon
For Windows 2000 only double click on the ‘Control Panel’ icon
Double click on the 'Dial up networking' icon
Using the right hand button of your mouse, click on the icon containing ‘Freeserve’
Click on ‘Delete’
Close the ‘Dial up networking’ window

Open Outlook Express
Cancel the dial up connection to work offline
Click on the 'Tools' menu
Click on 'Accounts'
Click on the 'Mail' tab
Click once on the Freeserve mail account to highlight it
Click on 'Remove'
Confirm that you want to remove the mail account
Click on the 'News' tab
Click once on the Freeserve news account to highlight it
Click on 'Remove'
Confirm that you want remove the mail account
Click on 'Close'
Close Outlook Express

Click on 'Start' at the bottom left hand corner of your screen
Click on 'Find' (‘Search’ on Windows ME and Windows 2000)
Click on 'Files and Folders'
In the ‘Named’ box type in 'signup.isp'
Click on 'Find now' (‘Search now’ on Windows ME and Windows 2000)
Using the right hand button of your mouse and select ‘Delete’. The file should be in c:\program files\internet explorer.) In the named box type in 'welcome.exe'
Click on 'Find now' (Search now on Windows ME and Windows 2000)
Delete this file (it should be in c:\program files\internet explorer)
Close the files and folders window
This will have removed Freeserve from your computer apart from a small amount of branding in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. This can only be removed by signing up for a new ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Freeserve Internet Wizard

To stop the Freeserve Internet Connection Wizard launching repeatedly:

Double click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop.
Double click on the hard drive ( C
Double click on ‘Program Files’
Double click on the ‘Internet Explorer’ folder
Right click on the ’Signup Folder’, then click on Delete
Confirm that you want to send the folder to the Recycle bin

rich101

Cem,

I have done quite a few PC builds for friends/family over the last few years. The last thing I always do is take a compressed Ghost image of the primary partition C: and burn two copies to CD ( 1 for me, 1 for them with CD boot disk )

If you partition the drives correctly i.e. all user data held on the D: if it all goes t*t's up 10 minutes later we are pre-playtime again !!!

rich

dsmith

I have to agree - I never use one of the free ISP disks. Use a copy of IE from a magazine disk (PCPro always have the latest version and othe useful patches) and configure it manually. No use of course if someone else sticks a free disk in which walks overs everything. My father also seems to take great delight in finding as much free sh*te as possible to slow his computer up with.

Deanp

Blow Dog

Despite my pleas with my dad to not install anything on his computer, he decided to install Freeserve on his PC.

Now the damn thing is everywhere! [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] Its replaced Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, dial ups everything!

Also, it has no uninstall option.

Very angry with Dixons group again.

Cem


[Edited by Blow Dog - 1/11/2002 10:21:35 AM]