<p>Not sure if this is kosher in the Parent Cafe forum. My son downloaded the Golden Palace Poker program during his recent spring break. His addictive behavior means that, now that classes have resumed, we need to get rid of it. The problem is, I don’t know how. There is no “uninstall” button for it, and tossing it in the recycling doesn’t do the trick.</p>
<p>If anyone has any bright ideas, please send them my way. Thanks!</p>
<p>Tell him to delete it… Make him do it. For “addicts”, and I mean that with cyber hugs and humor, if they do it themselves, it will mean more</p>
<p>If he can down load it he can get rid of it and he should</p>
<p>You have a problem. Even if you figure out how to delete/uninstall the program your son will just download it and install it again. </p>
<p>As for uninstalling. When you go to - settings, control panel, add or remove programs - does the poker program show up on the list of currently installed programs? You should be able to remove it using that sequence.</p>
<p>Let your son keep the Poker program and tell him that he must get certain grades for you to continue giving him whatever money you give him for personal use at college.</p>
<p>citygirlsmom, I agree with making him do it. Not sure if he knows how, because I think I inadvertently got rid of the “uninstall” button.</p>
<p>NJres, I will check to make sure the program isn’t reinstalled. I’ve done that before and he’s pretty compliant. The poker program does not show up on the list of currently installed programs when I go to control panel, add or remove programs. It DOES show up when I list all programs using the start button.</p>
<p>That may just be a leftover icon.</p>
<p>No, it isn’t a leftover icon. If I click on it, Golden Palace opens up, in all its splendor.</p>
<p>I don’t plan on giving S any money for personal use in college. That will be earned by him.</p>
<p>It has worked before to just uninstall the program. He really is a good kid. It’s just that when it’s easily available he gets tempted.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help . . . !</p>
<p>You need a 13 year old boy or girl to figure this out!!</p>
<p>Can you hide the icon somewhere, in a really obscure spot so he can’t find it until you delete it</p>
<p>sometimes in cleaning up my desktop, my ds put stuff in the strangest places</p>
<p>Note: if he succumbs to temptation now, he’ll have many more temptations when away at college.</p>
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Re-install it and then do the un-install</p>
<p>go to my computer > click on the add or remove programs link (should be on your left side) > search for program > uninstall.</p>
<p>I have an apple, i just drag to trash and most of the time, voila!!</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK</p>
<p>maybe we can us it for CC when our kiddies get married!!</p>
<p>go to start -> settings -> control panel -> add or remove programs -> scroll down to Golden Palace and click remove/uninstall</p>
<p>I personally love playing Golden Palace… really nice site for poker.</p>
<p>C:/Program Files…whatever the program folder is called (most programs will install to the program files folder…and then just delete the folder.</p>
<p>ETA: Also make sure to clear it from the Recycle Bin afterwards.</p>
<p>Oooh, your son is not in college now? Nevermind, I misunderstood you. Then it is fine.</p>
<p>Just let him play, if he’s of legal age. I don’t see how he can’t make room for studying AND online poker. I play about an hour a day and it’s really no sweat. </p>
<p>And financially, the problem is self-correcting ;).</p>
<p>Installing a poker program takes all of about 10 seconds, you two aren’t removing any major temptation hurdles by deleting it. Any accounts he makes on the site stay in their system until they ahve been inactive for over 6 months. So if he gets the urge to play after its uninstalled, he can go to the site, click “install”, and it will be done before he can walk to the fridge and back. And his old account, money, stats, everything will be intact. What’d be more effeicient would be to communicate your rules and punishments for playing during the school year.</p>
<p>My worry is LIVE poker playing in the dorms. Texas hold 'em is huge now and I suppose even at a highly regarded university like USC or NYU that there will be those who might “Lose it” for a while. This is where we have to learn to let go and let them see that their actions cause reactions, ie… grades suffering and allowances dwindling. That’s going to be my work next fall, letting go.</p>
<p>Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her Gateway 40 whacks!</p>