software uninstall in windows xp pro

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Is there a way or a program to uinstall software from windows, some program
in running in my computer don't have path ito be uninstall, i don't know how
to find them..

Thanks in advance
 
latina said:
Is there a way or a program to uinstall software from windows, some
program
in running in my computer don't have path ito be uninstall, i don't know
how
to find them..

Thanks in advance
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Usual place to uninstall software is from "Add or Remove Programs" in the
Control Panel.

Pressing ctrl-alt-delete will bring up Task Manager and show you the
processes running. You can kill a process by right-clicking it and choosing
End Process.

You can locate a particular file , if you know it's name (eg dodgyfile.exe)
from Task Manager, by using Start > Search > All Files and Folders. Once
you've located the file, you may be in a better position to know how to
uninstall it, since there may also be clues in the folder name.

Jon
 
Hi,
This may be the hard way of doing what you want, but is effective.
Make a system restore point in case something goes terribly wrong when
installing any programs.
Find a good registry cleaner. There are free ones that are just as good as
paid ones. I use "TweakNow RegCleaner Std." Install it. Run it several times.
Make sure your system boots good.

Do the following for one program at a time.
First, make a system restore point in case something goes terribly wrong.
Next, delete the directory that the program is installed into.
Next, run your registry cleaner several times until it finds no errors.
You may have to use regedit to remove start up entries (explained later).
Reboot system.
Proceed to next program.

There are three places a program could reside to auto start.
Start-Up Group, Registry, Temporary folders.
Simply delete programs in Startup in the start menu.
If the program auto starts in registry, run regedit.
Look in both following Registry entries for key and delete just the one key
for the program (Not the Run in the left pane - but the value in the right
pane).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\(your
program)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\(your program)
If anything pertaining the use of registry doesn't make sense, stop. Get
help from somebody that knows more about computers. You could totally corrupt
your system when using regedit incorrectly which could lead you to having to
reinstall your OS and losing all your data on your computer.
run Disk Clean to delete temporary files on your hard drive. Open My
Computer. Select your hard drive. Click on properties. Press Disk Clean
button. Select Temporary Files. Reboot.

If you have any problems, simply restore to your check point you've made.
Note details of problems. Procede to next program. Reply for any problems.

What this does. This removes the program from the system and any associated
registry entries to that program. Any other registry entries remaining are
dead for all practical purposes. When finished, try to use the uninstall
again in add/remove programs. It should give you an option to remove from
list. Go ahead and remove it.

Hope this helps,
Thanks
 
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