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Cant uninstall any programs ??

Well after applying a couple tweaks to my KJAM. I have a problem now, I cant uninstall any program. I go to add remove and select remove it then says cant remove, do i want to delete from program list. I also cant reinstall the same app...unless i delete the old directory manually. It seems to me that it is some form of read only protection. any ideas ??

I'm getting the same error as well. I used to have an app on my Jam that would uninstall files and its better then the built in uninstaller. Right now i'm lookin for it but can't remember its name..

i got the same problem

Same here :twisted:

I have had that problem as well. I have found that if I soft reset the device, then run the uninstall, the program is conmpletely removed without issue. I believe that this error is caused by something related to the program still running in the background.
Alex

Tried using ActiveSync to add/remove programs?

I too have the same problem and i soft reset to properly uninstall anything.

You can use SKtools 2.3.30 at http://s-k-tools.com/ to uninstall any program you wish to

works well? thanks for the suggestion

Unistall application on SD card

recently I am having a strange behavior each time I uninstall an app which is installed on the Sd card: the following msg appears
The application could not be removed properly. Do you wnat to remove it from the list of installed applications?
I say yes and it simply removes the entry from the list, of course: then i have to go manually and delete app folder and link.
Any1 knows why? And if some traces will be left behind?
Thanks

If that message appears you can try this:
1. Click on "No".
2. Softreset the device.
3. Try it again.

Make sure that:
1) The SD is not write protected (check the little switch)
2) No part of the program is running / used - not today plugin, menu addon anything.

program is not running
sd is not write protected
no today plugins
and did soft reset many times but still the same problem, for all applications

I am facing the very same problem. The apps do not uninstall at all and their entries from the 'remove programs' is lost.

I need to delete unwanted APPS! please help!

I have HD2 for Tmo and im trying to delete b&n reader and mobitv, along with some other apps but i cant find them in the 'remove application' portion of settings...help please? Thanks in advance!!!

dali5 said:
I have HD2 for Tmo and im trying to delete b&n reader and mobitv, along with some other apps but i cant find them in the 'remove application' portion of settings...help please? Thanks in advance!!!
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I'm sorry to tell you this but you will not be able to remove any of those apps because they are baked as part of the ROM unless you flashed another ROM that the chef's cooked here that is the only way to remove them or if you know how to cook a ROM yourself.

This is what I did to remove the apps:
- Start up the application.
- Hopefully you are running and out-of-date version of the app. When they start up they will check for updated software.
- It will prompt you to download and install the updated software. Install the update.
- After installation is complete, close the app.
- Check the Remove Programs panel, it should now display the app(s) you just installed, allowing you to remove them.
Its a bit of work, but this method allowed me to get rid of most of the useless apps on the HD2.

I think you just have to delete the folder for the app to make it disappear. Haven't tried it myself but if you're never going to use it anyway, what's the harm?

Thanks to all...I will will try to run the program and check for updates...i updated my ROM to 2.13 hasnt made a difference tho...I will keep trying!

i deleted
you can delete them i deleted from the file explorer/totalcomander i did and i dont have the apps on my start menu anymore

jiggahj said:
you can delete them i deleted from the file explorer/totalcomander i did and i dont have the apps on my start menu anymore
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Did you just delete the links from the "start menu" folder, or did you try removing the program files themselves?

That is the first thing I did when I got my phone... and the first thing I will do after installing the new rom. Plug it into your computer, explore it as you would any other external drive, and delete the entire folders.... there goes the apps you do not want....

prjkthack said:
This is what I did to remove the apps:
- Start up the application.
- Hopefully you are running and out-of-date version of the app. When they start up they will check for updated software.
- It will prompt you to download and install the updated software. Install the update.
- After installation is complete, close the app.
- Check the Remove Programs panel, it should now display the app(s) you just installed, allowing you to remove them.
Its a bit of work, but this method allowed me to get rid of most of the useless apps on the HD2.
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It doesn't work with Opera.

I have deleted the B&N eReader, BlockBuster and MobiTV by just deleting the directories they were in. Also went into the Start Menu folder in the Windows folder and deleted their icons there so they don't show up in the Start Menu.
I have been unable to delete the Facebook application because the files are in the Windows directory and are read only.

Paten said:
I have deleted the B&N eReader, BlockBuster and MobiTV by just deleting the directories they were in. Also went into the Start Menu folder in the Windows folder and deleted their icons there so they don't show up in the Start Menu.
I have been unable to delete the Facebook application because the files are in the Windows directory and are read only.
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But this doesn't guarantee you removed unwanted registry entries that can bog down your system.

a_ok2me said:
But this doesn't guarantee you removed unwanted registry entries that can bog down your system.
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You can do what Paten suggested and then take the final step of running memmaid, it has the ability to clean out reg entries orphaned by removed programs.

Remove some pre-installed Apps

Hi there guys
- I need to know if there's anyway to delete some apps comes pre-installed.
- I got mine from Saudi-arabia so it has the following list :
Holy Quran
Prayer Times
Qiblah Direction
- I need to get rid of them, or at least remove them from the menu.
- My phone is rooted and I have enabled the 3BM.
Thanks in advance.

install titanium backup and uninstall them from there?

Since your phone is rooted, you can use android SDK and uninstall them using ADB. Or use apps (mostly paid for this task) to uninstall them.

Titanium Backup is free, and it can uninstall any unwanted ROM apps properly
you don't need the paid version to do that

[TUT] How to dump OEM Specific System Apps or move it on SD Card.

I apologise if you all know this methods. But this post would helpful for those,
1. Which peoples requests a lot's of time Dycrypted .XAP for research or any use.
2. For which peoples, that they can't download whole .FFU file and known methods for to extract the .FFU
3. Very Useful to research on latest version of .XAP
4. For Any reason.
If you have already Installed System Apps on Phone storage then follow Step "A", otherwise go to step "B".
Step A :-
Uninstall Pre-Install System Apps.
1. Set your Phone "DATE" to over the year 2200 or more.
2. Then open the "SETTINGS".
3. choose the app which you want to delete and try to launch it. You will get two pop-menu. ("Uninstall" and "Buy")
4. Uninstall.
5. Set Phone date back to the regular.
6. Done.
Step B :-
1. Go to the "STORAGE SENSE".
2. Set Application Installation media to "SD Card".
3. Now Install the application, it will Install on the SD CARD.
4. Done.
While, use the "System App Pusher" App, will helpful for you to Install specific apps again.

To uninstall an OEM app, for example, 2120 year is enough

anaheiim said:
To uninstall an OEM app, for example, 2120 year is enough
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It wont work on my Device :/

A long time ago (my Polish web site) I tried this method, then when I set the correct date in the system, in my Lumia 820 stopped working call+sms filter. Reinstall this app and hardreset not helped. I had to flash Lumia via NCS, after that app works fine.

can't default apps already be uninstalled just from the applist?

mjz2cool said:
can't default apps already be uninstalled just from the applist?
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Some of them uninstallable some of them you will be able to uninstall them using change date trick
and some of them (like Phone or Messaging App) has no way no uninstall as far as I know .

ngame said:
Some of them uninstallable some of them you will be able to uninstall them using change date trick
and some of them (like Phone or Messaging App) has no way no uninstall as far as I know .
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yeah, i meant only the apps that are installed by the oem, not the ones from microsoft, i have never seen oem apps that are not uninstallable

mjz2cool said:
yeah, i meant only the apps that are installed by the oem, not the ones from microsoft, i have never seen oem apps that are not uninstallable
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Oem apps in Settings Submenu
You can't uninstall them normally

ah, forgot about those

djamol said:
I apologise if you all know this methods. But this post would helpful for those,
1. Which peoples requests a lot's of time Dycrypted .XAP for research or any use.
2. For which peoples, that they can't download whole .FFU file and known methods for to extract the .FFU
3. Very Useful to research on latest version of .XAP
4. For Any reason.
If you have already Installed System Apps on Phone storage then follow Step "A", otherwise go to step "B".
Step A :-
Uninstall Pre-Install System Apps.
1. Set your Phone "DATE" to over the year 2200 or more.
2. Then open the "SETTINGS".
3. choose the app which you want to delete and try to launch it. You will get two pop-menu. ("Uninstall" and "Buy")
4. Uninstall.
5. Set Phone date back to the regular.
6. Done.
Step B :-
1. Go to the "STORAGE SENSE".
2. Set Application Installation media to "SD Card".
3. Now Install the application, it will Install on the SD CARD.
4. Done.
While, use the "System App Pusher" App, will helpful for you to Install specific apps again.
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how to uninstall brightness app?

I have Lumia 535 and have a problem with Store. I can't download and install app.
I try everything that I read here and I have no success. I can't even do a Restart of app.
Anyone have idea how to delete the app?