The program may have been uninstalled, only the Add/Remove entry is not
removed.
You may either clear the invalid entries manually by editing the registry
(or) download iolo technology's System Mechanic (
www.iolo.com). It is a nice
utility using which you can clear the invalid Add/Remove entries.
To remove the invalid/orphaned entries from the Add/Remove applet manually
[Windows 2000/XP]
1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
4. Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.
5. Look for the name of the program with the orphaned entry.
6. Delete the entire listing for the software with the orphaned entry.
7. Close the registry editor.
8. Restart your computer.
--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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10 Myths about Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/honeycutt/03december01
..asp
I have got 1 software which i can't remove in add/remove
software. I used the software uninstall function to
uninstall it but it still appears in the currently
installed programs list. Is there any other way to remove
it?
