Remove VPTray.exe from registry?

[Tez82]

Just uninstalled Symantec Antivirus corp edition to make way for the newer version (v8 to v10). But when I did the uninstall process it never deleted the VPTray.exe from the startup registry (run). But when I manually go and delete it, the bloody thing comes back again :angry:

Its has if its read only, or something is just restoring it straight away??? Does anyone know how to remove it, cause with the new version the VPTray doesn't even come up, cause it is searching for the orginal one...

I have tried the following:

Delete the key in Safemode (works but it comes back straight away)

Delete it msconfig, but it comes back straight away

Install the original version and then unistall it (didn't work)

Tried to edit it (but restores to original state)

End all processes running (thinking that something is checking on it, but still no luck)

Does anyone have any idea????

[Slimy]

start in safe mode and search the entire registry and delete every instance, delete the whole directory under program files, remove entry from msconfig (and the entry for msconfig in the registry @ local machine>software>microsoft>share tools>msconfig>under one of those folders) and restart into safemode. continue going back and forth between these until they're not there anymore. then boot up in normal windows.

[Tez82]

Thanks mate will give that a shot, will just install the new version and remove any key that has symantec etc :)

Like I have even tried regcleaner and all, but its weard cause i never had it before that when you delete a registry key it comes back straight away :p

[Slimy]

it's probably in place there to stop viruses from disabling the program, assuming the uninstaller doesn't screw up it's not a bad idea...