how to uninstall OneNote

Hi,

     To me, I have an issue for PC performance, because I run my nine PCs with so many drives, about fifteen or so, and any extra processes or programs take away from the computer's CPU's process time and it becomes slower by the number of drives and processes it has, as I watch very closely. And ONE NOTE does fill up the disk drive with its extraneous "Onenote.nonenote TOC", whatever, file for whatever reason, IS valuabe drive space taken away at a tune of 4 MB per file per folder, that slows things down for me. Of course, you do what you want with your PC, and it is NOT noticable at first, but, all those files are empty space wasted for something else you can put there in its place, as it becomes more critical if you have to put everything on Drive letter C alone. AS to see this performance, I see int in the CPU Graph in the Task Manager, Also in the Performance Monitor in Windows Vista or 7. If you want to USE One Note for everything, that is your business, I wont use it at all. I rather use MS Office 2000 Pro instead, and that works for me even with Windows 7. If I want to make a note, I use "motepad" it is straight and simple to use. IF I want to get fancy, I use "MS Word 2000 Pro" 

     Windows itself, creates this type of file as "Thumbs.db" once you customize a folder or put something in it, is normally hidden and can be deleted and if it is needed it is again recreated with no harm done. That is something I can live without. IN Windows 98, it defines the index to which filename to which image, it shows as thumbnails and is critical to it. Windows XP or later, is a carryover from that and is NOT critical to delete any or all of these files. One place it wont show is in the root folder on the drive or partition, that is the purpose of "System Volume Information" and it is usually hidden and somewhat protected in viewing. I try to delete as much of the old compressed files as yesterday's "dirty diapers" as much as possible... besides "Disk Cleanup" and I constantly Defragment each and every partition, maybe, you do not have this as a problem YET?

Edmond

I am not sure why this has become such a hot button issue. I am sorry that my comments have made it worse.

I added the remove instructions at the top f the thread because I thought it would help people. It was done directly from my uninstalling it for a test. Let me repeat the basics of that instruction, since a piece of it seems to have gotten lost:

From Start --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features, find your version of Office in the list of programs. Click the "Change" link at the top of the list. Wait for Office to do the set up. On the list of options, select "Add or Remove Features". Click Continue. Select OneNote from the list. RIght click it and select "Not Availalbe", then click continue again. Your computer will buzz for a while.... When done, OneNote should be removed from your computer.

Please be sure that you have another printer available to that machine so that you get a new default printer once Send to OneNote is gone.

As for the other question: No - OneNote doesn't slow down my machine. I usually have at least one instance of it up and I don't see any slow down at all. In fact, installing it and getting it set up only takes a minute or two on my machines. I would love to know more about what is on your machines that is causing the slow down.

Some of us do care about OneNote problems. Just because I can't live without it doesn't mean you should use it. I am sorry for the problems this thread has caused.

Thank you. Just what I needed.

I am not sure why this has become such a hot button issue. I am sorry that my comments have made it worse.

I added the remove instructions at the top f the thread because I thought it would help people. It was done directly from my uninstalling it for a test. Let me repeat the basics of that instruction, since a piece of it seems to have gotten lost:

From Start --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features, find your version of Office in the list of programs. Click the "Change" link at the top of the list. Wait for Office to do the set up. On the list of options, select "Add or Remove Features". Click Continue. Select OneNote from the list. RIght click it and select "Not Availalbe", then click continue again. Your computer will buzz for a while.... When done, OneNote should be removed from your computer.

Please be sure that you have another printer available to that machine so that you get a new default printer once Send to OneNote is gone.

As for the other question: No - OneNote doesn't slow down my machine. I usually have at least one instance of it up and I don't see any slow down at all. In fact, installing it and getting it set up only takes a minute or two on my machines. I would love to know more about what is on your machines that is causing the slow down.

Some of us do care about OneNote problems. Just because I can't live without it doesn't mean you should use it. I am sorry for the problems this thread has caused.

Perfect. thank you.

Hi Apuhami,

Is newer Better or WHAT? I can prove to you it isNOT! In computing, you have to be a packrat or else you lose it all. you have to save everything you do! I know of a special shortcut that works with Windows 2000 to Windows Vista and NOT for Windows 7 or 8! This is a FATAL FLAW in Windows 7. If you want to create this shortcut, it has three variations. One to LOCK your PC as the same way as [WINDOWS + L] does. The [Windows] key is just right of the left [CRTL] key. It is a shortcut is to "SHUTDOWN.exe" You do not need to know WHERE it is, Windows will automatically find it in: the "Windows" folder, hidden or not. By its parameters it tells Windows Explorer also to RESTART or TURN OFF the PC... The problem is Windows 7 executes faster that the hardware can handle it! Hence, there is no slow solution for it. POOF! that is how It blew my three Acer Laptops with Windows 7. It is the same as yanking the power cord from the PC and it shoots a backward EMF through all the components on the motherboard and fries the Disk controller as the weakest component. With Windows XP and Vista these shortcuts are safe. I got this long time ago from a published book about Windows XP. (The expert's choice of Windows), and that is not only my opinion. Maybe, 64-bit Windows 7 is way too fast for the hardware? WHO Knows? I use theRESTART form of the shortcut as to restart the PC from ANY window when I cannot access the Task Manager or go bat to the Start menu. It stops the HACKER COLD! If you make a key sequence to it such as [CTRL + SHIFT +R]. IT IS AN IDEMEDIATE high priority execution even if you set a time delay up to 60 seconds. In Windows XP, you can skip [CRTL + ALT + DELETE], and [ALT + f4], (EXIT). With Windows XP it takes its time to either to RESTART or TURN OFF the PC. And I have these shortcuts on the desktop to either of them and no harm done. It is something Microsoft ought to know about and correctly use!

I assume that you know how to create a shortcut, but you have to know what version of Windows you have, and by the same results with Windows 7, it is Microsoft’s responsibility to fix it, not mine or yours!

Use the “NEW Shortcut Wizard” on the blank part of the desktop where there are no icons are, its text line in the address box is:shutdown –r –t 00 and rename it as: RESTARTand then press [ENTER]. The next dialog box says there are no icons for “Shutdown.exe”. Then you see the customizing Wizard and scroll right and see the gold key as its icon. The –r is for RESTART! - L is LOCK, and –T 00 is no time delay. IF it is 20 it is 20 seconds it counts down to zero giving you time to cancel. – s instead of –r means shutdown!! And I name itOFF! And there is an icon for as the red square circle I (eye). What I did, is make it Green and looks like the GREEN restart button when you want to restart from the start menu. I use MS Paint to draw it, Irfan View to create the color the icon.

One last kudos: You ever have Windows explorer stop working and your desktop go blank or Windows freezes? You do not NEED to press the ON button on the front or top of the PC and you cannot see the start menu or the taskbar or the shortcuts? With Windows Explorer 8 or 9 this happens a lot. You lost control of Windows. Or any program can also freeze up and crash. ALL is not lost! In the process, all the open windows close and so have the files opened, are now closed. I learned this recovery secret from HP tech support:

Press: [CTRL + SHIFT + ESC], It wakes up the TASK MANAGER in all versions of Windows, then in the FILE menu, “RUN new task” and type inexplorer and press [ENTER]. Bingo! It opens with a sound, you are back in business! It also refreshes the missing icons if the shortcuts go blank.

Now who is calling me a foolish idiot, Baldy? I can dump a whole lot more kudos I know on your knucklehead. It is your choice to use them or be a fool not to! As Hamlet has Said: “To be or not to be…” If you scanned through my replies from a few years ago, you will find my email address. From your last reply I learned something: I use MS Word 2000 Pro to check my spelling as to correct my replies and paste it back in the reply box, to correct my spelling as I type. Pardon the small type, it is the webpage, and its quirks.

From Edmond the Software and hardware expert or engineer! I look for flaws like this and use them to my best advantage.