[scribus] Uninstall

[Gregory Pittman]

On 8/17/19 6:56 PM, Bert Driehuis wrote:
> Dear Håkan,
> 
> If you cannot uninstall an application using the Windows control panel,
> that means that Windows lost track of it. Your Windows is a that stage
> technically corrupt. The established wisdom in such a case is to reinstall
> Windows and all apps.
> 
> That said, I usually find that it gets no worse if you just remove the
> directory that holds the old software. You can try to see what the effects
> would be by just renaming the offending directories, reboot and see what
> happens.
> 
> There are tools that assist in cleaning up corrupt setups, but they are
> obviously not supported by Microsoft and can make things worse.
> Reinstalling Windows is the only safe option.
> 
> 

Hi Bert,

In his case, since he is simply trying to get rid of a Scribus version he's not using, it's hard to imagine the harm that will come from deleting the directory that his 1.3.3.4 version is in; nothing is using it, including the newer Scribus that he also has. Unless he's running out of space, he could alternatively just leave it there and delete its desktop icon.

Greg