[R] trouble with uninstall

[John C Frain]

You could doa manual uninstall.  Read windows FAQ for Windows on the
entries the R installation program makes to the windows registry.  It
also describes how to remove the registry entries.  Once you have done
this you can simply delete the R directory.  You will be missing a
very good piece of software but if that is what you want.

I don't know what went wrong with your original install.  Perhaps
someone who knows more about the R install program might explain.  I
have installed and  uninstalled many versions of R on XP (32-bit) and
7 (32- and 64-bit) and have never seen any comparable problem.

Best Regards

John

On 25 July 2011 21:50, John Hangen <JHangen at ci.milford.ct.us> wrote:
> Hello,
> Today I installed R for Windows version 2.13.1, but realized that it's not something that I need right now.    I attempted to uninstall it, but am getting the following error message:
>
> "This Installation can only be uninstalled on 64-bit Windows."
>
> I am running Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP 3.
>
> I've also tried the unins000.exe file as suggested in the help, and I get the same "64-bit Windows" message with that executable.
>
> Mainly I'm wondering if there is a workaround for this issue, or an alternative method for uninstalling so I can circumvent the error message.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> John
>
> John W. Hangen, GISP
> GIS Coordinator
> City of Milford, CT
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