I agree, but make sure you back up any entries you delete. CCleaner
provides and easy way to do this.
"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
news:ubzwTJt1HHA.5616@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:1ol9b3dnn5eiu1dqnbpa2q8kfrq0bkq45s@4ax.com...
>>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
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