Can't Delete LimeWire Folder
 

Hello,

I am VERY new to this forum, so please forgive me if I make mistakes.

My system is:

Vista Home Premium, 32bit

I have LimeWire on my computer, and wanted it off. So I removed it the way you are suppose to via: Uninstall

I still find this when I do a search looking for hidden files:

Folder Name: LimeWire

This is what I see but can't delete:

Roaming (C:\Users\Michael\AppData)

Can anyone help me in finding a way to get this off my computer?

If you are logged in as administrator you should be able to delete the folder. It sounds like a permissions problem to me. If you can go directly to the app folder & delete it from there. Send it to recycle bin.

Can't Delete LimeWire Folder
 

Thanks for the reply.

Every time I put the mouse on it, or try to do anything it kicks me out if IE

I have scanned and found NO viruses

Internet Explorer?

How about doing it after a reboot into safe mode.

Oh did you check app folder permissions, do you have access? Likewise for LW prefs folder.

I will try that.... if I can remember what F button to push down

Ok, Well in SAFE MODE, I found 2 exe. files and one folder.

When I tried to delete the folder IE booted me out. Still looked for viruses...non found.

Do I need to install LimeWire first, then uninstall it differently?

hmmmm....sounds like something fishy...in safe mode those files should NOT be active and you should be able to delete them...

I notice, though, that the folder you are referring to seems to be "appdata"...I'm thinking this is a system folder and should not be deleted...try instead to delete just the files...

Can't Delete LimeWire Folder
 

Thanks for the reply...

Yea, I thought the same about Safe Mode.

I did delete the exe. files, but the folder rermains.

Why does it have it say Roaming though?

the word roaming makes me wonder also....I've never seen that as far as I remember, but then again 1) I don't use explorer to move through my directories and 2)I'm sticking with XP until something past Vista comes out (I think of Vista=Me..bleh)...

here's something to try....boot into safe mode without networking...beyond that I'm stumped..

Can't Delete LimeWire Folder
 

Hey,

Thanks.

I will try that and let you know.

The Roaming folder should not be deleted however. Just the LimeWire folder inside. ;) The Roaming folder is a part of Vista's set up AFAIK.
If you found LW partial programs inside the LW folder, that's not unusual. LW shares updates through other people's computers. Thus when people are installing or updating LW, parts of the installation data is actually shared across the network, not all of it comes from the site that has the installation files.