Get CCcleaner and Wise Registry Cleaner both are free.
http://www.ccleaner.com/ http://www.wisecleaner.com/
Although I consider both programs safe NEVER remove a registry
entry unless you are SURE exactly what it does. Easy enough to
research any suspected entries using Google.
"Al" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just uninstalled a program on this Home Premium 64bit system and it
> left a few things lying around. I manually deleted the
> files/directories it could not delete but the program still shows as
> installed when you go into Programs & Features. Of course it is NOT
> installed and clicking on it and telling it to uninstall gets you
> nowhere. It is suggested that you install the program and try it
> again. I did with the same results. :-(
>
> There used to be a good Program for Windows XP Pro that you could use
> to remove this program fromn that list, I think it was part of
> PowerTools. Is there something like that for Vista?
>
> Also I looked at registry cleaners to see if they could do the job.
> Now they all seem to scan for free but they want the money if you
> expect them to actually do anything. If I buy it, would it remove
> that program from showing up in the install program list?
>
> I guess there are a lot of program that do not clean up after
> themselves properly, it found 397 things in my registry that could be
> deleted.
>
> Al