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Win10 upgrade asking me to uninstall already-removed Acronis software
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Did you install Everything search app? It's very good at finding oddball stuff. It's free.
Link is back in the thread somewhere, but here it is again: Downloads - voidtools
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Ran Autoruns - searched *everything* for Acronis. Nothing found.
I think the Windows 10 installer is hallucinating.
I can't help but wonder if it cached some information previously that's no longer there ...
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More tools! I'll try it ...
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Which installation options do I want for this tool? Defaults? Do I need this to run at startup?
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Defaults is fine. Run at startup is extremely minor impact, but gives you instant access when called. So answer would be YES.
Just a very short primer on it, it works by reading and indexing the $MFT file, not the NTFS, so it is lightning fast.
most if not all of the tools thrown at you are useful after you get where you're going, so refer back here to re-install them on your shiny new Win 10!
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When you use Autoruns, remember that Acronis uses some weird names for some of it's files.
Like ATIH for example. Sort of like Malwarebytes names some of it's files MBAM.
Here's a few from my Windows 7 startup entries (related to Acronis)
There was also a schedul2.exe as well. That was one of it's startup items that I couldn't disable.
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Here's some more stuff from Acronis on Windows 7...
All these things were Acronis True Image Home 2010 on Windows 7.
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Victory!
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Bummer.
I just realized I still had a copy of JV16 Power Tools 1.3 (last free version).
THAT would be able to get rid of all traces of Acronis on Windows 7. JV16 v1.3 only partially works on Win 7, so it would have taken a while. If I had realized I still had a copy I would have mentioned it.
That's what this program was...
For each Acronis entry, you put check mark the box (one at a time), and then click "Custom Remove" at the bottom.
It would take about 3-4 minutes for each entry... but it would find everything.
I was bummed when I found out it wouldn't work on Windows 10.
/edit They still make JV16 Power Tools, but it's all messed up now. Not nearly as powerful, either.
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Haha - neat. The solution was ridiculous. I can't even believe this was the problem or I'd have had it fixed immediately.
This is soooooooooooooooooo stupid. Microsoft has outdone themselves here with such a crappy installer ...
It was upset about the installation of Acronis True Image that was on the other non-system drive.
We mentioned it briefly earlier in the thread and I think the response was something like "well, this is Microsoft we're talking about ..." yet that seemed so absurd that I didn't take it seriously enough to try it.
So, I disconnected the other drive, and like f'ing magic, problem solved. I have very unfavorable thoughts for Microsoft right now. Though at least I now have an arsenal of nifty tools, and a really great forum to visit when this things bombs half way through the actual installation.
I appreciate that you guys totally hung in there on this one and offered so much help!
Warning: I will be back with many more questions!
Starting with this quick one - instead of physically disconnecting the other drive, could I have just gone into Disk Management, right-clicked and chosen "Offline"?
Thanks!
Mike
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