Re: Unable to uninstall NIS
From: Mackie (sandymcmi@hotmail.com)Date: 12/29/01
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From: "Mackie" <sandymcmi@hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:08:56 -0500
Thanks a million, I'm back in back in business and feel warm and secure now.
Mackie
"Mackie" <sandymcmi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you Mr Morris.
> Yes I did indeed say No to Parental Control.
> No, I Disabled NIS, there was no option to Log Off.
> I will try doing what is suggested here but it may take a few days.
> Thanks again.
> Mackie
>
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>
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> "Joseph V. Morris" <jvmorris@erols.com> wrote in message
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> > Mackie,
> >
> > It's a little hard to say, but I think this has been noted before ...
> > (below)
> >
> > "Mackie" <sandymcmi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:lZ6W7.9152$sg.1537133@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > | I have NIS 2002 Ver 4.0.2.96 on W98SE on a single PC
> > | I disabled it and now all fields are grayed out.
> >
> > First, did you Disable NIS or Log Off? I see both options when I
> > right-click on NIS in the System Tray.
> >
> > | When I click on Wizard or Options it says"You must be a Supervisor to
> > run
> > | Wizard"
> >
> > You see, that's why I ask. It appears as if you may simply have Logged
> > Off from the operative user account. There was a bit of an unintended
> > oversight in the early install routine for NIS 2002. At one point,
during
> > install, you got asked if you wanted to install Parental Controls. I
> > think in the accompanying fine print, there was a statement that you
would
> > need to enable parental control if you wanted to use the User Accounts.
> > (You can't really use Parental Controls, without having User Accounts,
so
> > that part made sense. However, the converse is not technically true --
> > you CAN use User Accounts without enabling (or more to the point, using)
> > Parental Control. As a matter of fact, I do that on this NIS 3.0 FE
setup
> > on this particular Win 98 SE box.
> >
> > I think it might have been better originally if they had asked (in NIS
> > 4.0), do you want to install the basic NIS product (without Parental
> > Control and user accounts) or do you wish to install the full product
> > (what was called NIS FE in 3.0 and earlier releases)?
> >
> > If you did, in fact, say "No" when queried about installing Parental
> > Controls, then it is my understanding that, in all likelihood, you WILL
> > have to remove NIS (using Add/Remove Software ... in the Control Panel
and
> > then re-install it.
> >
> > However, there is a REMOTE POSSIBILITY that all you need to do is Log On
> > (from right-click menu on the NIS icon in the System Tray). Use
> > Administrator as the username and a blank password. Did that work?
> >
> > Before going any further, however, I would suggest you go to
> > www.capimonitor.nl and download Albert Janssen's two freeware add-on
> > utilities: NIS Settings and NIS Rules Viewer. Unzip the apps and
install
> > them; then use them to produce a hard-copy of your CURRENT settings in
NIS
> > (both the basic NIS configuration settings and the existing firewall
> > ruleset that you now have). This may save you some time later on.
> >
> > I would, however, suggest that you reinstall the entire product, this
time
> > taking care to say "Yes" when it asks about Parental Control. Set up
your
> > own Supervisor-level account with a name and password of your choice.
> > Switch to the NEW Supervisor-level account and make sure everything
still
> > works to your satisfaction. You might want to add an Adult-level or
> > Child-level account while you're at it. Switch over to the Parental
> > Control Setting Pane and confirm that "Enable Parental Control" is
> > UNCHECKED (UNSELECTED).
> >
> > If everything is working properly, make either the new Supervisor
account
> > (that you added) the default account or set the Default Account to the
> > Adult or Child-level account. (To me, the default supervisor account is
a
> > potential security hole in itself as the account name is certainly known
> > and it has no password by default.) Then DELETE the Default Supervisor
> > Account.
> >
> > Run LiveUpdate (this may take three or four repeats) to download all the
> > updates to the product that were lost in the re-install. Then, using
NIS
> > Settings and NIS Rules Viewer again, confirm that you've got both back
to
> > the configuration and ruleset that you had previously installed. (NIS
> > Settings is going to require that you enter a particular User Account,
> > however, as the configuration is obviously different for a Supervisor
and
> > a Child-level account, for example.
> >
> > | And if I try to Uninstall it, a similar sign appears.
> >
> > | Norton support guides indicate that if all else fails, manually
> > uninstall
> > | it. Question- Has anyone seen this problem?
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Joseph V. Morris
> > jvmorris@erols.com
> > ICQ #29438199
> >
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