Cannot Reinstall Microsoft Plus! (139748)

RESOLUTION

NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

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You must manually uninstall Microsoft Plus! before you can reinstall it. To uninstall Microsoft Plus! manually, follow these steps:

1. Remove the "~Mssetup.t" folder located in the root folder of the hard disk.
2. Remove the Plus! folder located in the Program Files folder.
3. Remove the following keys from the registry:
   
   
   1. Remove the Plus! key located in:

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Plus!

   2. Remove the PLUS!DLL@ entry located in

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MS Setup(ACME)\Table Files

After you complete these steps, you can reinstall Microsoft Plus!. Note that after following steps 1-3, the Microsoft Plus! logo is still displayed if you restart your computer, and Microsoft Plus! is still listed on the Install/Uninstall tab in the Add/Remove Programs tool. However, you can reinstall Microsoft Plus!.