One care removal

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Mickey Mouse

After reading some poor reviews ablout Live OneCare I've decided to to
remove it.
Googling for a removal utility took me to the MajorGeeks site and I found
the utility.
The removal tool was/is a 116K executable (onecarecleanup.exe)
I then went to another site, TechSpot which listed the same file as 116K
executable (onecarecleanup.exe).
When I hit the download button I was presented with the File Download dialog
box with run,save or cancel. The file type listed was an application,
onecarecleanup.exe, however the file size was now showing 739Kb. So what's
up with the size differential?

Mickey
 
After reading some poor reviews ablout Live OneCare I've decided to to
remove it.
Googling for a removal utility took me to the MajorGeeks site and I found
the utility.
The removal tool was/is a 116K executable (onecarecleanup.exe)
I then went to another site, TechSpot which listed the same file as 116K
executable (onecarecleanup.exe).
When I hit the download button I was presented with the File Download dialog
box with run,save or cancel. The file type listed was an application,
onecarecleanup.exe, however the file size was now showing 739Kb. So what's
up with the size differential?
Click to expand...
To uninstall Windows Live OneCare from XP:
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Under Pick a category, click Add or Remove Programs.
Under Pick a task, click Remove a Program.
In the Currently installed programs list, click Windows Live OneCare, and
then click Remove.

To uninstall Windows Live OneCare from Vista:
Click the Vista Orb, then click Control Panel.
Click Programs and Features.
In the Uninstall or change a program list, click Windows Live OneCare, and
proceed with the uninstall.

Note that part of the uninstall will ask you to provide a reason for
removing OneCare.

If Windows Live OneCare does not uninstall as expected, download the
Windows Live OneCare cleanup utility -
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=828910&SiteID=2
and follow the program instructions to completely uninstall.
Note:
You will be prompted to restart your computer. You must restart your
computer in order to completely uninstall Windows Live OneCare.
If you are still unable to remove Windows Live OneCare, you can contact
support for help -
How to reach support (FAQ) -
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2421771&SiteID=2

Good luck :)
 
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