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Add Remove How to Manually Remove Programs from the Programs List

There is an irritating fault in Add 7 Remove where on occasions it does not remove the program.

Remember before you start to implement my tip re procedures before editing the Registry

In this article I will describe how to manually remove items from the Add/Remove Programs tool when they still remain there after you have attempted to remove them from Add/Remove Programs.

Programs that are compatible with Windows usually have an un‐install program

The Add/Remove programs tool lists all of the Windows‐compatible programs that have an uninstall program or feature.

You have to manually remove the program from the Add/Remove Programs list if your uninstall a program, and the registry key that is used to display the program name is not removed correctly:

Go to :‐ Start > Run, In the box type without the quotes " regedit " then press ENTER. Scroll to :‐

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Each key under Uninstall represents a program that appears in Add/Remove Programs.

To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values:‐

DisplayName ‐ the value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add/Remove Programs

‐and‐

UninstallString ‐ the value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program

After you identify the registry key that represents the program that is still in Add/Remove Programs, right‐click the key, and then click Delete.

After you delete the key, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

In Control Panel, double‐click Add/Remove Programs.

In Add/Remove Programs, verify that the program for which you deleted the registry key is not listed.

If the program list is not correct in Add/Remove Programs, you can double‐click the File which you saved of the Registry to restore the original list of programs in the registry.

If the program list is correct in Add/Remove Programs, you can right‐click the File which you saved of the Registry, and then click Delete.

This is a bit of a pain but it does get rid of the nuisance However, do not proceed with this without taking the precautions that I stipulate.  