Help removing 1.7

I have recently downloaded V1.8 but when I try to turn off V1.7 the bar completes to about 50% quite quickly then slows down alot and then freezes altogether.

would uninstalling it via the programs and features control panel option have the same effect or would it be best to uninstall FL altogether and then activate V1.8?

Would using V1.4 of the mod manager work better then switch back to 1.3 to activate 1.8?

Finally, if there is going to be V1.9 would it be really too much to ask that an option be inplemented so we can switch the NPC use of nanobots and shield generators to extra health for NPCs instead?

I can't tell you how infuriating it is spending 5 or so minutes getting one enemies health down really low only for him to quickly change direction and by the time he's back in my sight he's back to full health and have to repeat it 3 or 4 times.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've been following the guide but when I try to activate 1.8 I get this message.

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Error: problem activating 'Crossfire Mod 1.81 Client Edition' Error: SHCopyFile failed ('C:\Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods\Crossfire1.81\EXE\Freelancer.exe' to 'C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe')

Any more help would be appreciated

Done both of those...

At first I thought it might have been something to do with needing admin allowance because FL was installed in the 'Program files' folder so I reinstalled it in a different folder and changed the setting in FLMM.

Now when I try to activate the mod my anti virus flags it up as a trojan, the file it flags is the same file that causes the problem in FLMM.

I've got around the issue of the supposed virus but whenever I try activating the mod I either get the message

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Error: problem activating 'Crossfire Mod 1.81 Client Edition' Error: SHCopyFile failed ('C:\Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods\Crossfire1.81\EXE\Freelancer.exe' to 'C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe')

If I try to activate it in safe mode it gets further along when activating but it I get this message...

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Error: problem activating 'Crossfire Mod 1.81 Client Edition' Error: SHCopyFile failed ('C:\Users\Simon\Documents\My Games\Freelancer\Data\Missions\M01A\m01a_01.thn.flmmbak' to 'C:\Users\Simon\Documents\My Games\Freelancer\Data\Missions\M01A\m01a_01.thn')

I'm starting to get pretty annoyed with this now [3]