"Al" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks all for the suggestions and I tried CCleaner. It gives you a
> list of the problems it finds in the registry but when you tell it to
> FIX, it does not seem to do anything. When you scan again you don't
> expect it to keep finding the same stuff you just fixed.
>
> I did use it to delete the other stuff, cookies, history, etc. and
> when I went to program and features, the program was still listed
> there but when I clicked on it to uninstall, I was told it appears to
> be uninstalled and asked me if I want to remove it from this list.
> That seems to have worked now.
>
> Al
>
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:10:05 -0700, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net>
> wrote:
>
>>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
>>>
>
No because its one of those. Pay up and we will work programs.
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