Deleted Program appears in Add/Remove Program

[Guest]

Hi,

I was not able to remove a game that I installed in my notebook through the
Add/Remove Programs in the control panel. I was also not able to uninstall it
through the uninstall that came with the game.

Therefore I simply right clicked on the folder and deleted it. I know the
program is no longer in my system but when I look in Add/Remove Program, it
still appears there. I restarted the system a couple of times to see if it
dissappears but no luck with that.

How can I get rid of it? My system is XP Pro (SP 1).
Thank you.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Daphne;
Reinstall the program, reboot, then uninstall through Add/Remove
Programs.

 

[David Candy]

If she's lucky she can attempt to uninstall from Add/Remove. If all files are in fact deleted then it will remove from list. However if it uses a well known installer that dumps the uninstall in Windows then Add/Remove will think there's still a file there and the uninstall will error..

 

[Guest]

Yes Jupiter Jones,

I tried that, but when I insert the disk, I am given 3 options by the set up
wizard.
Repair, Modify and Remove.

When I click Modify, to reinstall all previously installed components, I get
a message saying,"Insufficient memoryin C Drive". The first time round I
installed it in E Drive. Now I don't get the screen that allows me to browse
to which location I want it installed.

I tried Repair and Remove, although the wizard tells me that the operation
was successful, nothing really happened. What else can I do?

Thank you.

 

[Guest]

So, what you are saying is that, I can't remove it from the Add/Remove.

 

[David Candy]

I suspect you are using Windows Installer.

If so try this
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

Post back. It's easy to remove from the list but I suspect something more is happening.

 

[Les Herrman]

Hi,

I was not able to remove a game that I installed in my notebook through the
Add/Remove Programs in the control panel. I was also not able to uninstall it
through the uninstall that came with the game.

Therefore I simply right clicked on the folder and deleted it. I know the
program is no longer in my system but when I look in Add/Remove Program, it
still appears there. I restarted the system a couple of times to see if it
dissappears but no luck with that.

How can I get rid of it? My system is XP Pro (SP 1).
Thank you.

Open the registry

Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Unistall

Find the name of the program in the list and delete it.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Les Herrman.
The program is no longer in Add/Remove.

 

[Kelly]

Have you checked the other areas as well?

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Les Herrman]

Thank you Les Herrman.
The program is no longer in Add/Remove.

You are most welcome.