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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the
"Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
'Drew wrote:
I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? You can delete the entry in the registry. If you are careful, this is easy and painless. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurr ent VersionUninstall. Scroll down the list and as you highlight the entries on the left, you will see what they are on the right. When you find the correct entry for the program, delete it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
'Drew wrote:
I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? You can delete the entry in the registry. If you are careful, this is easy and painless. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurr ent VersionUninstall. Scroll down the list and as you highlight the entries on the left, you will see what they are on the right. When you find the correct entry for the program, delete it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
'Drew wrote:
I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? Remove invalid entries in Add/Remove Programs Sometimes when you uninstall a program, corresponding Add/Remove entry may not be removed. This may be due to incomplete uninstall or poorly designed uninstaller itself. To manually remove the orphaned entries from Add/Remove applet, follow these steps: Start Regedit.exe and locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall Backup the branch to a file. Locate the corresponding entry from the list and delete it Close Registry Editor There are some {GUID} sub-keys under the Uninstall key. Now what? Under Uninstall you may see some {GUIDs}. Each {GUID} represents a software product that you've installed. Under the above key, click each {GUID} entry and verify the DisplayName shown in the right-pane. Once you locate the item that you want to remove from Add/Remove Programs, backup the entry to a REG file and then delete the key. The DisplayName string the one that's displayed in the Add/Remove Programs applet for that application. Example: PC Inspector File Recovery has the GUID {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2} Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2} "DisplayName"="PC Inspector File Recovery" Still unable to remove an entry? If the program uses Windows Installer package, try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove the installer information for that program, and also the corresponding Add/Remove programs entry. See Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. An easier way is to download the free Add or Remove Pro. It'll let you mange that from its window and has restore abilities in you get it wrong. http://www.superwin.com/index.htm Click on Freeware HTH, Twayne` |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
'Drew wrote:
I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? Remove invalid entries in Add/Remove Programs Sometimes when you uninstall a program, corresponding Add/Remove entry may not be removed. This may be due to incomplete uninstall or poorly designed uninstaller itself. To manually remove the orphaned entries from Add/Remove applet, follow these steps: Start Regedit.exe and locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall Backup the branch to a file. Locate the corresponding entry from the list and delete it Close Registry Editor There are some {GUID} sub-keys under the Uninstall key. Now what? Under Uninstall you may see some {GUIDs}. Each {GUID} represents a software product that you've installed. Under the above key, click each {GUID} entry and verify the DisplayName shown in the right-pane. Once you locate the item that you want to remove from Add/Remove Programs, backup the entry to a REG file and then delete the key. The DisplayName string the one that's displayed in the Add/Remove Programs applet for that application. Example: PC Inspector File Recovery has the GUID {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2} Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2} "DisplayName"="PC Inspector File Recovery" Still unable to remove an entry? If the program uses Windows Installer package, try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove the installer information for that program, and also the corresponding Add/Remove programs entry. See Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. An easier way is to download the free Add or Remove Pro. It'll let you mange that from its window and has restore abilities in you get it wrong. http://www.superwin.com/index.htm Click on Freeware HTH, Twayne` |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
Removing invalid entries from Add or Remove Programs:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/addremove.htm -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Supporting Windows® 7, Vista & XP http://www.winhelponline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
Removing invalid entries from Add or Remove Programs:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/addremove.htm -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Supporting Windows® 7, Vista & XP http://www.winhelponline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
It appears that my last replies did not go to the group. I apologize.
I was unable to locate any registry key for the stubborn program title stuck in "Add/Remove" nor did it appear in the Revo Uninstaller. But it WAS one of the programs that appeared in the Windows Uninstall Cleaner that I had installed several months ago but had forgotten about. I was able to use the Windows tool to clear the entry from "Add/Remove". Thank you Malke and Ramesh for reminding me that I had the solution all along! "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
It appears that my last replies did not go to the group. I apologize.
I was unable to locate any registry key for the stubborn program title stuck in "Add/Remove" nor did it appear in the Revo Uninstaller. But it WAS one of the programs that appeared in the Windows Uninstall Cleaner that I had installed several months ago but had forgotten about. I was able to use the Windows tool to clear the entry from "Add/Remove". Thank you Malke and Ramesh for reminding me that I had the solution all along! "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
I neglected to credit Twayne for also prompting me to use the Windows
Cleaner. Thanks all!! "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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Deleting Sticky Add/Remove Entry
I neglected to credit Twayne for also prompting me to use the Windows
Cleaner. Thanks all!! "'Drew" wrote in message ... I recently used the Revo uninstaller to uninstall a program as the "Change/Remove" button didn't work. The program is gone but it's name still remains in the Add/Remove list. Clicking the name brings only the words "Used Rarely". Is there a painless way to delete what remains of the entry without dredging around in the registry or an I just better off to leave the entry as is and ignore it as best I can? |
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