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Can't uninstall TI Home Trial because I can't find MSICUU2.EXE from Microsoft

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I attempted to use the true_image_home_cleanup utility but when I used the utility to go to the Microsoft website to download the Windows Installer Cleanup, Microsoft told me that it has removed MSICUU2.EXE because of damage it did to other files. Now I can't uninstall the trial version and I don't want the software on my machine any longer.

Please help. Mike

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Mike there is a new Acronis uninstaller that doesn't require the MS utilities apart from DevCon.

You haven't mentioned which version of TI you are trialing, but I assume it to be 2011.

The uninstaller is found here

It's the 2010 version of TI Home. From the KB article on the new utility, it looks like it will still work, but can you confirm?

Yes it works for TI 10 onwards.

Unfortunately, when I ran the cleanup tool, it rendered my machine unbootable (BSOD). Dell is telling me that I need an OS (I am running Vista) install to correct the problem. I had deactivated the startup manager before I ran the cleanup but I am now dead in the water.

Any thoughts? Any other forum threads I should review? I'm not anxious to re-install because I have some data that isn't backed up completely.

Signed, Less than pleased.

OK, Dell machines seem to be a right pain where 3rd party disk utilities are concerned.

It would seem that the SNAPAPI or filters driver is still left in registry or the original data no longer exists.

You hadn't activated either the Secure Zone or the Acronis StartUp Manager at all?

Have you made a Windows 7 repair CD?

When I first installed TI Home 2010, startup mgr was installed and running. I just disabled it before I tried to uninstall TI Home 2010. I never did activate Secure Zone. I made an Acronis TI Home Boot Disk but am reluctant to load it - what can I expect if I boot to it?

I don't think using the TI boot disk will help much, unless you want to try enabling then disabling start up manager and see if that corrects the BCD entries.

What I think you now need is a Windows 7 repair CD, which would need to be run a couple of times if it doesn't work the first time.

If you have access to another Widnows 7 machine, you will be able to make a repair CD. The only complication here might be that Dell almost certainly insert their own altered MBR and utility calls onto the drive. Unless Dell have a repair disk, you might find if the W7 CD is successful some options such as the F11 button option or accessing the Dell recovery partition may have disappeared.