Removing Weatherbug
Weatherbug is a program used around the Country by TV Stations to give you information and instant notice of impending weather.
The only problem is that it loads your computer with un-wanted email and takes up a lot of space. Removing it is not impossible however, because it leaves imbedded files in your computer it keeps popping up.
Good news is that there is a better program to use that does not screw up your computer, yet gives you the instant notification in time of bad weather. I will give you the information on that program at the end of this instructional page.
How to Remove Weatherbug.
1. I would urge you to print out the instructions below before you start!!
In order to avoid future problems with Weatherbug, make sure the program is not running before uninstalling it. If there is a WeatherBug icon in the system tray (in the lower right hand corner of the screen) you'll need to right-click on it and choose "Exit WeatherBug" or "Terminate Weatherbug".
Once the program is closed, you can remove it easily from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel by following these steps:
If you receive a warning stating that the system could not delete a file, please click on WeatherBug and then ADD/REMOVE again.
Upon rebooting your system, if the Weatherbug program remains or you receive error messages about Weatherbug upon rebooting, then perform the following Advanced Uninstall procedures.
1. Click on START, then select RUN.
2. In the RUN box, type REGEDIT then click OK. This will open your Windows Registry Editor (following ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, some of these keys will already be removed -- if you do not find a key, please move on to the next step).
3. Click on the plus sign next to the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER
4. Click on the plus sign next to the folder named Software
5. Click on the folder, "AWS," to highlight it
6. Press the DELETE key on your keyboard and choose "YES" to delete this folder
7. Click on the plus sign next to the folder named Microsoft
8. Click on the plus sign next to the folder named Windows
9. Click on the plus sign next to the folder named CurrentVersion
10. Click on the folder named Run to highlight it (only the "Run" folder)
In the right-hand pane, look for a line stating "Weather." If you see it, please click on it to highlight it then press the DELETE key on your keyboard and select "YES."
11. Close the Registry Editor
To delete the AWS directory
1. Open "MY COMPUTER" icon on your desktop.
2. Double-click the C drive.
3. Double-click “Program Files” folder to open.
4. Right click on the folder titled "AWS" and select DELETE.
Extra removal instructions for Windows XP
1. Open "MY COMPUTER" icon on your desktop.
2. Double-click the C drive.
3. Double-click on Document and Settings
4. Double-click the folder that has your name next to it (or the name of whomever the machine is registered to)
5. Double-click the “Application Data” folder to open it and delete the folder entitled “WeatherBug”.
7. Restart your computer and the uninstall is complete.
Finally, there is an extra icon in the Internet Explorer bar that is left even after uninstalling Weatherbug, to remove this extra content button, use HijackThis and remove the following line
O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug - {AF6CABAB-61F9-4f12-A198-B7D41EF1CB52} - C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe (file missing) (HKCU)
Is There an Alternative to Weatherbug?
If you are looking for an alternative to weatherbug that does not display ads and is free, you might want to try WeatherPulse. An excellent weather monitoring tool that sits on your desktop like Weatherbug.
You can download Weatherpulse by visiting their website.
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