Control Panel - Add & Remove Programs

[Sharpie]

How do you remove the programs in the Control Panel - Add & Remove Program?
I've removed 3 programs in the ad & remove program in the control panel and
it said I had successfully remove them but it still shows them being there.
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

BTW...Thanks to all of you who helped me rid my computer of viruses.
I very much appreciate all your help and links.
This is a great place to seek out help!

Thanks again,
Sharpie

 

[ksreek]

The protocol is to use add\remove program which calls the associated
Uninstall program of the software you have installed. If it fails to
uninstall it stays there in the list . However at times even though if the
software is removed for some reasons the entry will not be removed which is
pretty simple to delete by using some third party tools like ccleaner that
has the feature to do so.
http://sheiky.net/tools/ccsetup201.exe

ksreek
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MS Pcsafety Escalations
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Admin - www.virusresearch.info\forum

 

[Brian A.]

How do you remove the programs in the Control Panel - Add & Remove Program?
I've removed 3 programs in the ad & remove program in the control panel and it
said I had successfully remove them but it still shows them being there.
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

BTW...Thanks to all of you who helped me rid my computer of viruses.
I very much appreciate all your help and links.
This is a great place to seek out help!

Thanks again,
Sharpie

Have a look in the registry under the key:

hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\current version\uninstall

Scroll through each item listed under\within the Uninstall key, checking in
the right pane to see if any key is associated with the apps you uninstalled.
If you find any that are you should be able to delete the key under\within
Uninstall. However, removing registry entries can be dangerous and you should
not remove any if you are not 100% positive that what you are removing can
safely be removed. By removing any registry key(s) without knowledge of the
key(s) can render the PC useless if the key(s) is/are needed for the proper
operation of the PC.

How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/en-us

Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/en-us

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