Hi Al,
Most folk around here do not recommend the use if registry cleans do to the
unexpected results that may arise.
And have these instructions handy in the event Windows does not start.
Running System Restore from System Recovery Options:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/recovery.html
You will also want to test system restore to make sure it is functioning
correctly.
1. Create a new restore point named TEST.
2. Create a new shortcut on the desktop and point it to My Computer or any
other file of your choice and name it TEST.
3. Now restore to the Test restore point.
The system will now reboot, and you will receive a message if the restore
was successful, and the Test shortcut on the desktop will be gone.
I would also suggest installing the following utility before hand.
ERUNT: The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member:
http://dts-l.org
Al wrote:
> 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