Uninstall SweetIM - Here's how
With SweetIM you get free smileys for chat programs - however, it is advisable to uninstall SweetIM again quickly, since it loads mostly unwanted add-ons like a toolbar on your browser. And so you can get rid of SweetIM including the toolbar.
Step 1: open Control Panel
To uninstall the program, you need to open the Control Panel. Depending on the Windows version, proceed as follows:
Windows 8
- Move the mouse to the top or bottom right corner of the screen. The Charm Bar then opens.
- Click on the "Settings" item.
- Now you can see "Control Panel" at the top.
- Click on the blue link "Uninstall a program" under "Programs" at the bottom.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Click the Windows button at the bottom left of the screen.
- Then the start menu opens in which you select "Control Panel" on the right-hand side.
- Click on the blue link "Uninstall a program" under "Programs" at the bottom.
Step 2: Remove SweetIM including the toolbar from the computer
If you followed the steps above, you will now see a list of all the programs installed on your computer.
- Look for the programs "Sweet IM for Messenger" in the list and select it.
- Then right-click on the program.
- The context menu opens in which you select the item "Uninstall".
- Confirm the following security question with "Yes" and follow the further instructions of the deinstallation program.
- Proceed in the same way for the toolbar that is also installed: The program can be found under the name "SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer" or "SweetIM Toolbar for Firefox".