Removing Corel Paint from Windows XP

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I have tried to uninstall the Corel Paint Shop Pro X that was preinstalled on
my Dell. I uninstalled the program from the control panel. Now when I log on
or restart the computer I get a message from Windows Installer that tells me
to intall the CD for the disc so that it can read the program. Apparently,
there are some remnants of the program left on the computer so the Intaller
keeps looking to reload the program. How do I prevent the installer from
opening up and looking for a program that I have removed or partly removed.
I can no longer find the installation disc for the Corel Paint program, so
reinstalling it is probably not an option.

 

[JS]

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

The Windows Installer Cleanup Utility:
It was created to fix software installations that failed during the install
process and thus leaving a bunch of files (including a file name that ends
with a .msi extension (.msi = MicroSoft Installer). For example a failed MS
Office installation (note that I said "Failed").
See: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA011185721033.aspx

Using the Windows Installer Cleanup tool will remove the corrupted install
files (Located in C:\Windows\Installer).
The unfortunate side effect of the Cleanup tool is when you accidentally
select and remove software that is functioning properly you then will no
longer be able to install that software as it will no longer be in the
Add/Remove programs list.

Now as to why there are there so many files in C:\Windows\Installer:
You will find a good number of these .MSI files belong to software such as
Java, AV Software, Norton Ghost, Microsoft's .NET Framework, File downloaded
during a Windows Update session and so on. It would appear that some
software cleans up after itself and deletes it's file that were in the
C:\Windows\Installer folder. A failed application may leave folders and
files behind each time you try to install or uninstall the application and
therefore you could end up with a lot of files taking up disk space.

There also could be a lot of orphaned (no longer needed) files.
Using the msizap command (msizap g) removes any cached Windows Installer
data files that have been orphaned.

Lastly find the folder that contains Corel Paint and delete it.