"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:uk2TXH41HHA.5884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Wrong. It is free and does clean entries
>
> "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
> news:4A1DB0BA-8C0B-4B83-B26A-7B116412DD8D@microsoft.com...
>>
>>
>> "Al" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8rbb3lna236535lkn9ff46gcmp8dlcqp7@4ax.com...
>>> 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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>> Ian
>>
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