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Did you install the Microsoft® Winter Fun Pack 2004 in your Windows XP system earlier, and then upgraded the system to Windows 7 or Windows Vista? In that case, the uninstaller for Winter Fun Pack 2004 may not work correctly under Windows 7/Vista, throwing out error code 1713. If the uninstaller does not work, you can remove the related files and registry entries manually.

The list of registry entries and files added by Microsoft® Winter Fun Pack 2004 for Windows® XP is available at the following link:

Browser Defender™ – Download Analysis for winterfunpack2004forwindowsxp.msi

Important: Before proceeding, take a complete registry backup either using System Restore or using a program like ERUNT. This article is targeted towards intermediate and advanced users.

Registry Fix

To make things easier, I’ve made available a .REG file which removes the Winter Fun Pack 2004 related registry keys. Download winterfunpack-remove.zip (partly based on BrowserDefender.com’s installation track data), unzip and double-click the .REG file to run it.

Things to Remove Manually

1. Registry Values

After running the REG file, you may have to remove some registry values manually:

1. Start Regedit.exe and navigate to:

2. In the right-pane, delete the values relating to Winter Fun Pack 2004 (Refer the URL above)

3. Exit the Registry Editor.

2. Files & Folders

Use the information at BrowserDefender.com and delete the files and folders added by Winter Fun Pack 2004.

3. Outlook Express Signature

1. Start Outlook Express

2. In the Tools menu, click Options

3. Click Signatures

4. Select MP Song Signature and click Remove

Note: In Microsoft Outlook, you can remove the MP Song Signature via the Tools menu, Options, Mail Format, Signatures.

5. Click OK.