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philo typed:
"Twayne" wrote in message
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Norvin Gordon typed:
Somewhere a program got deleted without the using the
'add/remove programs' in the control panel. Now I am
trying to reinstall the program but can't since it thinks
it is already installed. I tried to delete using the
add/remove, but it says that it can't find it. How do I
delete all traces of the program and make the add/remove
program not look for it. TIA

I forgot to mention; delete all/any leftover folders, too. Usually they'll
be in the .../program files directory.



There are a couple ways. If you have, or get, ccleaner
(google for it) you can do a registry "cleaning" and
delete everything that's a problem.


I'd paly it safe though
and just delete all entries related to the deleted
application

If you're adverse to registry cleaners, then as long as
you're careful, you could manually search for the program
name and delete it manually. In either case, backup your computer's boot
drive first so
you can recover is something goes wrong like you make a
mistake, power glitch, whatever. Also if you're manually cleaning the
registry Export
EVERYTHING you delete first, so you can get it back. Also
create a new System Restore Point.
CCleaner will automatcally save any changes it makes so
you can "undo" them if it does break something or you took
out a wrong entry. This program very seldom creates any
problems; in fact, Ive never seen it do so.

HTH,

Twayne`