Howto: Remove Microsoft Office 2010 Click 2 Run
This post will tell you, how to remove the Office 2010 Click-to-Run Software and specially the mounted virtual drive in your Workspace.
For Office 2010, Microsoft has developed a new Program called Click-to-Run which allows Office 2010 to get the features it needs over the interned an these files will be stored in the virtual drive. To remove Click and Run clearly, you have to run Microsofts C2R-Removal tool. Here are the steps to do it:
- Download the C2R Removal from: c2r.microsoft.com/tools/cleanc2r.zip (NOTE: THIS LINK IS DOWN! Use: http://download.ikkerus.net/cleanc2r.zip
- Run CleanC2R.exe to remove C2R and the virtual drive
- You will be asked to reboot. Just click ok, CleanC2R.exe will be started again
After all the steps are finished your system should be clean. For more information, don’t hesitate to contact me.
UPDATE
Microsoft has removed the C2R Removal Tool from it’s official download page. So I uploaded it to my webspace. You can download it here.
Thanks to Richard for this advice.
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU! All of a sudden my laptop started running super slow and it was ridiculous. Tried to poke around to see what was going on and I saw the Click to Run Q drive and it kept telling me “access denied,” which is ridiculous because I’m the admin for this computer, it’s mine! Anyhow, searched, found this, it fixed it.
Thanks again.
yeeah thanks You are the best, this program is a really working (funciona perfectamente)
thanks man it really helped
thanks alot !!! !!
CHEEERS!!!
@Crystal
doesn’t matter, there is a Microsoft system user that will be the owner of the virtual drive with access rights that the Administrator of yr PC still won’t be able to access at all.
I was chatting with HP tech because I wanted to remove this C2R from my PC. Told me to rename the Q drive. I did. THEN he sends me the link for CleanC2R. Ran it but gave me a message saying: Can’t find msizap.exe. Now he’s telling me to extract all instead of run. I don’t trust this mfer. Can I get some real knowledge from anyone experienced. Thanks
Well this is an old post but I used your link and it worked perfectly!!! Wish this link came up first on a C2R search!!! thanks for the post!!!!
Incredible.. thank you so much!.. manufacturer’s info usless… salesmen are scammers… Microsoft is a scam.. making something that should be so simple… so complex.. thank you again..
thnx,, for wonderful softwarre
Goooood, this worked !!! Ty!
I searched for about 3hours in my prob and then you come with a link that solves it so eazy!
TY!
Thanks, Much usefull
it didnt wrk for me it says cant locate path for msizap.exe
It’s work and thanks man.
sir., how to remove microsoft corporation click to run 2010. it was not removed. again again the same messages comming. CAN YOU REMOVE THE CLICK TO RUN 2010 ?
Hi there,
I wonder if you can help me. Since I uninstalled microsoft 2010 click to run from my laptop, I am no longer able to open my word documents. I have microsoft 2007 and I deleted all the 2010 stuff as I assumed it was a trial on my new laptop. HELP!!!!
Any feedback would be appreciated.
I receive the error: Service ‘Client Virtualization Handler’ (cvhsvc) could not be stopped. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to stop system services.
What do I do?
it doesnt work 4 me……help plzzzzz…..?
This is really cool. Worked for me . Thanks Dude
worked like a charm…thank!!!!!
You have to exekute C2R with administrator privileges to handle cvhsvc.
Thanks, seems to be the only solution that is working.
Hi Garry,
maybe you have to connect .doc, .docx (and so on) documents with Word 2007. Hope this helps.
You did it WITH admin privileges?
There’s a problem when you don’t install Office 2010 in the default folder. :/
I was recommended this blog by my cousin. I am now not sure whether this put up is written by him as nobody else understand such distinct about my problem. You’re wonderful! Thanks!
How do you execute it with admin privleges? I recieved the same response that error: Service ‘Client Virtualization Handler’ (cvhsvc) could not be stopped. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to stop system services.
How do you stop it?
Ikkerus YOU ARE AWESOME TIMES A MILLION!
I used the tool and its still there. Says Microsoft Office Click to run 2010, Installed on date, no file size,version 14.0.4763.1000 Tried to remove it and it sticks on the time it is taking to do so, then undoes itself and says it cannot be completed and to still contact Microsoft. What part am I missing..I ran the Cleaner…thank you so much.. extremely frustrated..and papers are DUE ha!
Thanks alott..
Worked fine in my windows 7..
thank you so much! it worked on windows 7 64bit!
Thanks bro.
You helped me.
Cheers!
It worked like warm knife in cold butter……..
(Win7 Starter, Office 2010)
Many thanks for posting advise…….! And a Happy New Year……….!
I had to go into processes as admin and kill search indexer as well, then it worked good.
Ifollowed all the above mentioned steps,but couldn’t uninstall msoffice click to run 2010.
Fuck you, I lost office when I did this. Asshole!
@Fucked up!
What did you expect ? to have full fledge Office on your system ?
Dear god…. some people just cant read.
thank you! God bless you!
Finally got the thing out of the way, Click-to-run sounds like a good idea, however it did not work for my systems and files. I also dislike virtual drives on my computer telling me that I can not access control files. This whole idea did not work for me. If you buy a Dell in Indonesia all bets are off even if Dell really screwed up this time with Inspirion and Windows 7 software loaded on their computers.
It solves the problem of my customer!. Thank’s a lot!
Thanks, it has solved my problem.
On my Windows XP system this uninstalled the entire MS Office suite, not just the click-to-run feature. Beware!
WOW!! It really worked. I am always concerned about running unknown SW on my machine but decided to take a chance. Great Job!!! Thanks a bunch!!!!!!
IT WORKED! I was having a problem with a PC. I uninstalled Office 2010 Starter (and C2R) because it was not working and I was just going to reinstall it. WRONG! I kept getting a message that said “verion has fewer then two or more than four components”. It would not install. I Googled the message and got nowhere. So I started Googling various things and ended up on your site. I was not too hopeful but I decided to try your C2R removal tool anyway. Boy was I glad I did. It didn’t ask me to reboot but I rebooted anyway. Then I ran the setup program and it installed! Thank you!
This is a very ugly story you told. It still doesn’t look like that it has anything directly with C2R. You’re welcome.
will i lose the docs i created with c2r if i uninstall? or should i back them up first?
Be careful with this tool. I used it and thought it worked until I tried to use my dvd drive now every time I use the drive I get a BSOD.
I’m not a techie. At all. So when this Click2Run error popped up on my machine I did all the usual searching to find solutions. Most of them were written in “techie”, a language I don’t speak. And frankly, it appeared if I made one wrong move my computer would be screwed.
Then I found your site. I followed your steps and it WORKED. Perfectly. I just wanted to say thanks for fixing my problem. And on behalf of all the other techno dorks like me, we’re very grateful for the expertise of people like yourself and more importantly, your willingness to share it. My computer’s happy and I’m elated that I can access the docs I need to get my work done. Blessings to you.
I have followed all of your instructions but the click 2 run program will not go away??? Now I cannot open my Excel or Word programs without the error message “click-2-run configuration error?” PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please, please answer! I bought netbook with free Office starter but I didn’t realise that it came with Office 2010 trial and Office Click to Run. I would like to remove Office 2010 trial and Office Click to Run but keep Office Starter. Is it possible?
My understanding is that after running CleanC2R I’ll have no Office at all. Right? Thanks