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Unable to uninstall yahoo toolbar

Original title: How do I remove a Yahoo! Toolbar?  It came with a program that I had downloaded but it was not extracted when I uninstalled that program.  THANKS!


I went on to the Internet and downloaded a program to help me watch "live Television" on the Computer.  Yeah! Right!  Just as I thought, it was a hoax.  But as I downloaded the program, it came with a Yahoo! Toolbar.  I agreed to having it, thinking it was worth it.  But when I found out that the program was not true, I uninstalled it- it left the Yahoo! Toolbar behind and no matter where I look, I just can not seem to find it to remove it.

THANKS!
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All third party toolbars will have an (X) on the left end of them,

Click on the x and a popup will appear asking if you want to disable all addons of the toolbar,

But it should also be listed in Uninstall a program or Programs and features from the control panel.

Some times it takes a few moments before all of the programs show.

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Hi Eric,

 

I would suggest you to try these steps and check if it helps.

 

 

Method 1:

 

Follow the steps shown in the video and then uninstall Yahoo toolbar.

 

Uninstall or change a program

 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Uninstall-or-change-a-program

 

If you are unable to uninstall it, then follow method 2.

 

 

 

Method 2:

 

Run the program uninstall install fixit

 

a.       Run the fixit from the link. Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall/

      b.    Follow the On-Screen instructions.

      c.    When it asks, select the option: Detect Problems and apply the fixes for me     (Recommended).

     d.    Click Next.

     e.    Select the Option: Uninstalling.

     f.     In open list, choose yahoo toolbar and click Next to uninstall.

 

Once done, repeat the steps if there are any other yahoo programs installed on the computer.

 

For reference:

http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&y=PROD_TOOL&page=content&id=SLN4727&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US

 

Hope this information is helpful.

Microsoft Desktop Support Engineer

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