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Uninstalling but still there!!!
I've had a few games/applications installed on my
computer. When i've went to uninstall them it deletes everything but still leaves the name of the program in the add/remove bit. The remaining part wont delete, very annoying as it fills up the page with stuff which aint there. How do i solve this problem? Cheers |
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Uninstalling but still there!!!
Are you uninstalling them correctly?
If you use their own uninstall utility or Add/Remove programs and the applications are not in use at all, that reference should be gone. Reinstall the applications. Reboot Then uninstall them one at a time. Otherwise contact the application manufacturer. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Darren McEwan" wrote in message ... I've had a few games/applications installed on my computer. When i've went to uninstall them it deletes everything but still leaves the name of the program in the add/remove bit. The remaining part wont delete, very annoying as it fills up the page with stuff which aint there. How do i solve this problem? Cheers |
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Uninstalling but still there!!!
Hey, stuff happens. Let's hope this is the worst problem you ever have with
a computer. You could edit the registry directly to remove the leftovers, but there's a better way: TweakUI is a Microsoft 'powertoy' that lets you change portions of the interface that you would otherwise have to edit the registry to get at. Among many other capabilities, TweakUI will make it easy to remove entries in 'Add or Remove' left behind after uninstalls. I don't usually approve of 'tweaking' tools, but this one comes from Microsoft, although Microsoft does not support it. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Rocky "Darren McEwan" wrote in message ... I've had a few games/applications installed on my computer. When i've went to uninstall them it deletes everything but still leaves the name of the program in the add/remove bit. The remaining part wont delete, very annoying as it fills up the page with stuff which aint there. How do i solve this problem? Cheers |
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Uninstalling but still there!!!
Hey, stuff happens. Let's hope this is the worst problem you ever have with
a computer. You could edit the registry directly to remove the leftovers, but there's a better way: TweakUI is a Microsoft 'powertoy' that lets you change portions of the interface that you would otherwise have to edit the registry to get at. Among many other capabilities, TweakUI will make it easy to remove entries in 'Add or Remove' left behind after uninstalls. I don't usually approve of 'tweaking' tools, but this one comes from Microsoft, although Microsoft does not support it. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Rocky "Darren McEwan" wrote in message ... I've had a few games/applications installed on my computer. When i've went to uninstall them it deletes everything but still leaves the name of the program in the add/remove bit. The remaining part wont delete, very annoying as it fills up the page with stuff which aint there. How do i solve this problem? Cheers |
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