15.12.07

Remove Programs from the Add or Remove Programs

Some junk programs make you Delete manually, but on deletion the entry remains in Add or Remove program list.
heres a solution to it.

***Registry editing is Dangerous. Always have backup of your registry before editing.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
4. In the left pane, click the Uninstall registry key, and then click Export on the File menu.
5. In the Export Registry File dialog box that appears, click Desktop in the Save in list, type uninstall in the File name box, and then click Save.
6. Each key listed under Uninstall in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the Currently installed programs list of the Add or Remove Programs tool. To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right:
DisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs.

-and-

UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program.
7. After you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the Currently installed programs list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the Registry Editor window, and then click Delete.

Click Yes in response to the "Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?" message.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
9. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

In the Currently installed programs list, verify that the program whose registry key you deleted is no longer listed.

Tested on Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

2 Reply:

n00bTechie said...

I've tried this trick many times and it's worked every time....except once. I've been trying to figure out how to uninstall America's Army game from my PC. I've tried every method under the sun and it's still taking up space!

BitTorrent Download Free said...

Wow! Some very good tips. I had trouble uninstalling some progs. Thanks for the article.
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