Remove an entry in Add/Remove

[Yves Leclerc]

How can I remove an entry in the Add/Remove entry without uninstalling? I
have a program that has been updated but retain the older Add/Remove entry
as well as added the new entry.

Y.

 

[purplehaz]

First try going into add/remove, click on the left over entry and choose
remove/uninstall. XP should see it's not there anymore and remove it. If it
does not then goto: start, type in regedit, hit enter.

Navigate to this key:

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

Expand the key to see it's sub folders, then delete the ones you don't need.
(you can export them before delete to be safe if you want).

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Yves,

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.

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How can I remove an entry in the Add/Remove entry without uninstalling? I
have a program that has been updated but retain the older Add/Remove entry
as well as added the new entry.

Y.