I followed all your instructions and when I try to delete the XAMPP folder, I get a window saying "Destination Folder Access Denied You need permission to perform this action." I double clicked on XAMPP folder and scrolled down to the Uninstall folder. For the record, I did not click on it. But there is a red circle with a slash across it on the lower right corner of the orange icon. So...now what?
By the way, I originally used the installer link on the Apache Friends site. I didn't run setup_xampp.bat file. I tried to now, before going through your uninstall instructions, and I got a message something like "There's nothing to do!" And, from what I understood when I began this whole process, using the installer link was the easy way. Plus I don't have any software for unzipping files, not sure if I would need it if I don't use the installer? Assuming I get the uninstall taken care of, can I just try the installer again? If not, what method do you suggest that won't lose me?
Hope I'm making a little sense! I really appreciate all your time,
Cynthia