Uninstalling plugins

[Rex]

Hi there,

Here's the thing! I have been evaluating a couple of plug ins and now feel I don't need them.

But where of find the uninstall icon? Have been to Prog. Defaults. Add/Remove, zilch! Found their respective folders in Program Files so deleted them, but the programs are still there in PS/Filters. Have been to the Plug in folder but can't find anything that resembles the name of the plug ins. There is a reference deep in Documents & Setting folder but the search tool only finds that reference in the Start Menu, which I have deleted.

So what next?

Grateful for any advice.

Many thanks,

Rex

[Juergen D]

Did those plug-ins install in Windows? If so, can you not uninstall them from Control Panel >Add or Remove Programs?

Juergen

[Rex]

Both plug-ins can as *.exe files. hey expanded to decompressed as folders in Program Files and also gave the option to add the necessary plug-in file to PS.

I have deleted the program folder, there is nothing in Add/Remove; I have cleaned the reg and removed what references I can find; I have removed the entries from Start Menu, but under PS/Filters, they are still there and they still run. Don't know hwat the actualy plug-in is called so cannot find it.

Guess there is always the option of reinstalling PS!

Rex

[plugsnpixels]

I'm a Mac user who runs Windows under emulation (Parallels) in order to do screenshots and examples of Windows-only plug-ins and other imaging apps.

In my experience (which seems to differ from your similar attempts), all you need to do is drill down into your C-drive, look for Programs, find Photoshop's plug-ins folder, and hack away! Works on the Mac too.

In order to find the name of the plug-in you are trying to uninstall, can you still see it listed in Photoshop's Filter menu?

[Rex]

Thanks for the advice.

I figured that any plug-ins would have a name that resembled either the supplier or plug-in name. In this case, neither did.

But I selectively changed the extensions of the most likely candidates, until I found the culprits. Deleted them now.

Perhaps installing 3rd party plug-ins to a separate folder is a good idea?

Rex

[plugsnpixels]

Great!

FWIW, here's a screenshot of how plug-ins are organized on the Mac (most have their own folders; others are located top-level in the designated folder). Pretty straightforward; it's easy to identify and delete the ones you don't want.

BTW, I have CS3 pointed toward the CS2 plug-ins folder until I am satisifed CS3 can run all the older ones.

[Rex]

Looks to me as though the Mac organizes these better than a PC. All the PC plug-ins are listed in the Filter folder, some with the name, others with the name that the program creator wanted to call it, but they are all **.8bf files.

But you probably know that already.

Rex

[plugsnpixels]

Rex, there's a reason why I *emulate* Windows... But we'll leave that for another discussion... ;-)

[Trish-Q]

its really helpful,thanks a lot,i work with Mac just a very short time,and it confused me for whole night.

[Trish-Q]

Originally Posted by plugsnpixels

Great!

FWIW, here's a screenshot of how plug-ins are organized on the Mac (most have their own folders; others are located top-level in the designated folder). Pretty straightforward; it's easy to identify and delete the ones you don't want.

BTW, I have CS3 pointed toward the CS2 plug-ins folder until I am satisifed CS3 can run all the older ones.

its really helpful,thanks a lot,i work with Mac just a very short time,and it confused me for whole night.

[plugsnpixels]

Glad to help, even after all this time!

[hawkeye48]

The is a program called Revo Uninstaller, it's the best i have ever come across.
It will uninstall applications very thouroughly, first it makes a registry back up, it then uninstalls the app, it then asks if you want it to search the registry. It then find all the registry keys that the uninstall left behind, one click will deleter them all.
It then asks if you want to scan for left over files and folders, this to has a one click delete all the left over files.

You can install using Revo that way it keeps a 100% record of the install.

You may have guessed i like it

[Rex]

Thanks for the program name. Actually, I already use the freeware version along with a Restore Point before installing any new software.

Rex