Because vBulletin 3 and 4 are completely different in some respects. The uninstaller was likely only designed to work on 3, and not 4. So you're trying to run install code for 3 which isn't compatible with 4.

Normally, removing the plugin/product from the AdminCP is enough. Unless the extra data in the database is really going to bother you. It won't do anything once the code to use it is removed.

Now that you uninstalled it you should be able to upgrade without issue. I would remove any mod though that is not going to work in the newer version. Most have updated versions for 4 anyhow.

thanks chief, after reading the above post made by Max Table ( http://ozzmodz.com/showthread.php/13...ot-myth-busted )

I am not going to upgrade since a lot of the big forums are still using vB3 including this very site

the only reason I upgraded was I got tired of having posts to moderate when I disabled post moderation and played around a bit in the permissions but couldn't find anything that states having to be moderated :(

I am a n00bie and I wish Lynn or someone can help me via teamviewer where she can take control of my mouse and login as admin to see what the duck is going on :(

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease help meh I'm small

I don't try to discourage people from upgrading, I merely try to get them to give it some real thought first. Plugins and Mods no longer compatible and custom templates and edits lost are just one part of the discussion. Trouble is, too many people never give it a thought and just jump in with both feet, then regret it.

Many "big forums" have also upgraded to Vb4##.. If your only reason though has to do with moderation features than I would not bother though there are many, many additional features.

It is a big change to move from the older versions and it takes some getting used to but change is not always a bad thing. :D

What do you need help with now? You are back to your original site? Right?

Most devs here would rather log in to your site directly and not mess about in Teamviewer.

No one is going to login to your site using teamviewer if you have trust issues make a temp admin for them

Teamviewer is more like Remote Desktop. I suspect the reason he mentioned that is, he is like may out there and if he sees this in action he would then remember and could do it again himself.

What many fail to realize is, without a basic understanding of something despite seeing a video... not everything you can do via phpmyadmin is safe i.e. one simple mistake or wrong wording of a query can leave you in worse shape than you started off in. So you start off small and work your way up until you feel comfortable working within phpmyadmin :cool:.

I use skype and I can share my screen so he can see what is being done have done this with many

I've had a similar issue in the past with the donation plugin that use to be on here http://www.forumcoding.com/re-instal...ware-security/

So when i upgraded from vb 3.7.x to vb 4.2.x, i faced similar issues with tables being dropped and i had a Database error which prevented me from accessing the forum, when i tried to get rid of the plugin, i couldn't it uninstall it because of a missing table.

What i did is that i disabled hook through config.php by adding this line in the beginning

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', 1);

or you can disable it via admin cp if you can access it. Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Plugin/Hook System -> Enable Plugin/Hook System

Once i disabled the hook, i could access the forum without seeing the database error. I uninstall the plugin, or i think i reinstall it then i uninstall it, and that got rid of the plugin's table without needing to restore a back up.

Well someone PM me and I will make them in Admin account to do this

my issue is, I have disabled new member moderation and post moderation

sometimes, when I check the moderation que, I find many posts there awaiting moderation

so I would appreciate if one of you Pros would login and look around to see what I am doing wrong

thanks a lot

The volunteer will be granted a 2 year license for avast Pro Antivirus that I don't use since I switched to NOD32