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"Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
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> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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>> Wrong. It is free and does clean entries
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>> "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
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>>> "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.
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>>>> 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:
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>>>>>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
>>>
>>> With patience there is aways a way.
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