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Re: How do you remove SweetIM? When it's not Add/Remove list

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:57 am
by mikosiko
... well... if you have to ask better don't try :)

but if you want to learn... and you promise to be careful :wink:

depending on your Firefox version you have to look for the files (under your Firefox directory/profile):
- prefs.js and/or all.js ... close firefox... make a backup of those files... look for the "sweetim" in both and just delete the lines... restart firefox and loom again in about:config

if your did it right that would do it... otherwise recover your backups and try again

Re: How do you remove SweetIM? When it's not Add/Remove list

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:03 am
by simonmlewis
BINGO!
Change that URL thing to Google (or site of choice).
Right-click each sweetim entry and choose reset. About Once all are reset. Close Firefox. Start Firefox again.

Go to about:config, enter sweetim - and it ALL GONE!

Yay. Thanks to all for help.

Re: How do you remove SweetIM? When it's not Add/Remove list

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:06 am
by mikosiko
good that option worked for you... no always does... that is why I gave you the "hard coded and secure" method :)

Re: How do you remove SweetIM? When it's not Add/Remove list

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:15 am
by simonmlewis
Great thanks. I was reading other forums at the time and read that if you reset it, and it's not meant to be there, it will 'go'.

And it did.

Am happy now. SweetIM can sod off!!

Re: How do you remove SweetIM? When it's not Add/Remove list

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:23 am
by Weirdan
Right click, choose 'Reset'. Then restart Fx.