REMOVE PROGRAMS

[Guest]

Can I delete programs in the program folder that is not listed in the
Add/Remove. I do not want these programs anymore on my C drive?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Can I delete programs in the program folder that is not listed in
the Add/Remove. I do not want these programs anymore on my C drive?

Have you checked that they have no way of uninstalling themselves?
In their start menu entries, in the program files folders, etc?

(UNWISE.EXE, UNINSTALL.EXE, etc)

 

[Ron Badour]

Yes providing they do not have an uninstall feature as described by Shenan.
Also, some folders might contain remnants of programs previously uninstalled
and can be deleted.

 

[Gerry]

Rich

I agree with the comments by Shenan and Ron. Once removed you may still
find references in a Start-Up location to them. These can be removed
using Autoruns.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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