Removing Intuit QuickBooks from my new Dell 8400 642
Ah yes, and isn't that a double edged sword? Symantec sank many hooks deep into my system, which in and of itself wasn't the worst thing...but...
A third practice common with Intuit, Symantec, and many other S-W publishing empires is that when you install the first, and only, program you buy from them, they create a "shared" folder, to hold "common" *.dlls and other elements used by all Intuit-Symantec-etc programs you might eventually decide to purchase, on the C:drive, no matter where you install the program itself. These shared files, and their attendant registry pointers, are often not removed when you change your mind and uninstall the sole program you bought.
In my case when removing that sole program I got from whoever, I just delete that shared folder and its files. Then rely on my regular run of my registry checker program to ID those now orphaned registry entries, and present me with the option to delete them. -- OJ III Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.