[Saibertech]

flavallee had the solution to my friends computer woes, Itunes crashed everytime it was started and it all boiled down to Quicktime having a currupt installation, it wouldnt reinstall/uninstall etc by any normal means, i almost broke down and did what flavallee suggested on my own but the instructions helped keep me from poking around in the dark as it were. my only addition to the instructions would be to make sure users select the "advanced options" in Windows XP search function and to make sure "search in hidden folders" option is checked before searching for quicktime files on the hard drive. Thanks alot flavallee.

[flavallee]

You're welcome, and I already have the search option set to search all hidden files and folders.

[Saibertech]

Originally Posted by flavallee

You're welcome, and I already have the search option set to search all hidden files and folders.

oh, lol. i was merely stating it for anyone else that happened to see this post and didnt have their search set to find hidden files, i could tell by your expertise that you would have already known that, thanks agan Flav.

[knuk]

I have read all the posts and in my case, QT does not apper on the add/remove list nor is it on program files. I am so stumped and so ready to get rid of this invasive pest. Can anyone suggest how to proceed from here? thanks

[bruce77]

I've installed Quicktime and when I realised it ate 150 Mb of my precious hard disk space I imediatelly uninstalled it.
BUT, when uninstall process was succesfully over, only 50 Mb of disk space was recovered, which means 100 Mb is gone!!!
Quicktime took away 100 megs and it's not even there anymore!
I don't have a clue which files did Quicktime inflate or create or whatever, there are simply no traces, no directories, no registry entries... and I'm going insane!!!
If anyone knows how to, please HELP!!!!!!

[toptoptop!]

Originally Posted by flavallee

1. Go to C:\Program Files, then delete the entire QuickTime folder.

2. Click Start - Find/Search - All Files And Folders, select the hard drive ( C: ) to look in, type in QuickTime, then click Find/Search. when the list of files appear, right-click on and delete all the ones that you confirm are associated with QuickTime.

3. Click Start - Run, type in REGEDIT, then click OK. Click the + in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software

In the Software sub-menu, right-click directly on the Apple Computer entry, then click Delete - Yes.

(Note: If you click the + in the "Apple Computer" entry, you'll see "QuickTime" listed there)

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Thank you! i'd been having problems removing quicktime from my computer & i actually just posted up a help message yesterday but just found this thread & followed your instructions & it worked first time!

toptoptop!

[flavallee]

Great!

[icryalot]

I had the problem where quicktime appeared in control panel - add/remove. When I tried to uninstall it I got a message 'could not locate the .mis file'.
I had deleted quicktime from program files, followed all the registery cleanup advice given, run all the reg cleaner programs and it still remained.
Finally i used the method first sugested by rongorman, to install the Microsoft "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility"
downloadable from http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301
At the bottom of the list are programs in alphabetical order, just selected quicktime and 'remove'.
thx

[cambever]

hey yall i tried everything. i deleted all the folders in C, in regedit, i tried using CCleaner. i did everything that was posting in this whole topic and i still cant get itunes to install because it says.

"The older version of quicktime cannot be removed. contact tech support. The installation of quicktime did not complete. Itunes requires quicktime.

please some1 help me i jsut got my ipod and i wanna using the frigin thing

[dma69]

Bless you!!! I have been trying for 2 days to figure out how to get rid of the last of quicktime & itunes (there was something wrong with them). I tried to uninstall, and when I did it didn't take everything out. So, I was left with a little bit of both--and could get rid of neither, so that I could REINSTALL both. Your suggestion of "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility", worked like a charm. I had already tried a dozen different suggestions, with NO luck. Thank you, so much. You guys always come through. I don't know why I didn't think to come here first; instead of just Google-ing my problem. Brain-fart, I guess.

[3215000]

I always receive a message that the path to QuickTime.msi cannot be located on my computer. I have tried everything on this forum but get hung up here every time. Please help?????????

[cam-3498]

try deleteing it from the rubbish bin.

[Razzaq]

HI

thank you very much for providing information on how to uninstall Quicktime... this thread has been very helpful for solving my problem about quicktime...

Thanks

[1nc13]

Hi,
I've done everything on this thread but I still have the QT folder under my programs in my C drive. when i try to delete it :

"Cannot delete CFCharacterSetBitmaps: Access denied
make sure the disk is not full or write-protected
and that the file is not currently in use."

whn I hav no programs running.
any suggestions of what to do?

[happyrck]

1.) Try it in Safe Mode first.

2.) Next, see if you can rename the file so that you change the extension to something that will release it from whatever has it locked; use .txt for example. Then try manipulating it afterward. If it works, then you can change the name back if you just wanted it moved.

3.) If no joy, get MoveOnBoot . Install it. It's a small freeware program that has the power to Delete, Copy, or Rename a file or group of files when you reboot and it's inactive. There are several ways to use it, here are some examples:
Run it to do the copy first to the folder of your choice and then run it again to do a delete if you wish. OR run it and rename the file and you may be able to manipulate it as you please with drag/drop etc. Then you can rename it with the right click and you'll be set. Try different methods as you prefer depending on your goal. It works on Folders as well as files but only by using the drag/drop into the main program screen.