Re: How to completely remove all configuration files

Finnegan wrote:
> I install Nessus 3.2.1 client and server on my PC and couldn't connect to the 
> server I tinkered around with configuration settings and seemed to make a 
> little progress but I can't find a way to edit those configurations or delete 
> them. I uninstall Nessus and reinstalled it but those configuration files are 
> stored somewhere and they were right there after reinstalling it. I tried 
> this twice with the same result. I edited the registry and removed all the 
> Nessus or Tenable entries that I could find and deleted the directories in My 
> Documents and Program Files the second time and stiil the configs from the 
> first install were there.
>
> I had 3.0.6 installed on my old PC and it was a snap this version is a real 
> Bear how could it not find it's self on the same PC? I basically swapped out 
> the hard drive amd motherboard on my PC and loaded Windows XP with the 
> Firewall disabled and I had Windows 2000.

hi Mike,

Are you installing on Windows 2000 or XP?

When you have Nessus installed, do you have a port listening on tcp/1241?

Is the Tenable Nessus service running?

Do you have any other security software besides the Windows XP Firewall?

Ron Gula
Tenable Network Security
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