# Trouble Uninstalling the Sims **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-uninstalling-the-sims/287528 "2005-01-31T03:41:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@deena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deena)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-uninstalling-the-sims/287528/1 "2005-01-31T03:41:12Z")
I’m trying to get rid of some old programs that I don’t use anymore, and when I tried to find The Sims in my list of programs to add or remove from the control panel, I couldn’t find it. The copy of The Sims I have was downloaded by my sister off of Kazaa or Limewire. She sent it to me, and I installed it no problem, but now, neither of us can remove it. In the game’s folder, there are two files that I wonder I might be able to use. One, called “Unist.isu” (an isu file, 277 kb and I can’t open it), and “UNPACK” (an MS-dos batch file, 1kb that when I click on, I get a warning of an unknown publisher). I have no idea how to go about uninstalling it, and I’d like to get rid of it because I never use it and it’s just a waste of space. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-uninstalling-the-sims/287528/2 "2005-01-31T03:55:48Z")
> [@deena](#): > > The copy of The Sims I have was downloaded by my sister off of Kazaa or Limewire. She sent it to me, and I installed it no problem, but now, neither of us can remove it. So, it’s not a legal copy, then? You have probably installed a bunch of spyware.