Vista - Registry Cleaners

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:17:30 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
> wrote:
>
>>You can physically delete things like icons and Start menu entries. You
>>could also edit the register an easy way, but be very careful and save the
>>reg before starting so you can go back,
>>
>>First change your Start menu to Classic by right click/Properties.
>>
>>Then click Run and type in regedit Go
>>
>>In the Reg go Edit /Find and type the name of the program. Find every
>>entry
>>by hitting Find Next. Delete all highlighted program entries.
>
> I suppose there is a way to go to a beach and one by one pick up the
> individual grains of sand and count them, but who would want to? Using
> Regedit to manually search for specific tidbit over and over seems
> silly to me when a Registry Clearer will generate a list of what it
> finds suspect without interaction on part of the user.
>
> OF COURSE it is up to the user to determine what if anything should be
> deleted from the Registry. What I object to is the numbnuts crowd
> automatically rejecting Registry Cleaners outright pretending everyone
> will just push some auto clean button. That is no more a reflection of
> reality than the example of counting grains of sand on a beach is.
>
>
I don't reject Reg Cleaners but there are so many its a mine field for most
users and most are time limited full cost programs.

The Find button example takes about 3 mins tops for any program so don't
exaggerate

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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.
>
> 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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Wrong. It is free and does clean entries

"Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "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.
>
> --
> Ian
>
> With patience there is aways a way.
>
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You need to select the FIX selected entries button on the right side. It
will then ask if you want to backup (please do), then it will show the
entries one at a time but with a fix all entries button, your option at that
point.

"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
>>>

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:47:26 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
wrote:

>
>
>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
>news:u0rbb39rv0c69lns0pcuddadginicgs4om@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:17:30 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>You can physically delete things like icons and Start menu entries. You
>>>could also edit the register an easy way, but be very careful and save the
>>>reg before starting so you can go back,
>>>
>>>First change your Start menu to Classic by right click/Properties.
>>>
>>>Then click Run and type in regedit Go
>>>
>>>In the Reg go Edit /Find and type the name of the program. Find every
>>>entry
>>>by hitting Find Next. Delete all highlighted program entries.
>>
>> I suppose there is a way to go to a beach and one by one pick up the
>> individual grains of sand and count them, but who would want to? Using
>> Regedit to manually search for specific tidbit over and over seems
>> silly to me when a Registry Clearer will generate a list of what it
>> finds suspect without interaction on part of the user.
>>
>> OF COURSE it is up to the user to determine what if anything should be
>> deleted from the Registry. What I object to is the numbnuts crowd
>> automatically rejecting Registry Cleaners outright pretending everyone
>> will just push some auto clean button. That is no more a reflection of
>> reality than the example of counting grains of sand on a beach is.
>>
>>
>I don't reject Reg Cleaners but there are so many its a mine field for most
>users and most are time limited full cost programs.
>
>The Find button example takes about 3 mins tops for any program so don't
>exaggerate

The find button in Regedit assumes you KNOW beforehand what exactly
you're looking for or it is useless. Don't mislead people. That's one
advantage of using Registry Cleaners since they can quickly scan the
entire Registry and build a list of orphaned keys. As always, with any
software you still need to decide what to do with the information
presented. The fanboys club always pretends people will foolishly push
some auto button most Registry Cleaners have which is just as silly as
suggesting people will keep shoveling food in their mouth and not stop
until they puke.

"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.
>>
>> --
>> Ian
>>
>> With patience there is aways a way.
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup so all can read.
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"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:47:26 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
>>news:u0rbb39rv0c69lns0pcuddadginicgs4om@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:17:30 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You can physically delete things like icons and Start menu entries. You
>>>>could also edit the register an easy way, but be very careful and save
>>>>the
>>>>reg before starting so you can go back,
>>>>
>>>>First change your Start menu to Classic by right click/Properties.
>>>>
>>>>Then click Run and type in regedit Go
>>>>
>>>>In the Reg go Edit /Find and type the name of the program. Find every
>>>>entry
>>>>by hitting Find Next. Delete all highlighted program entries.
>>>
>>> I suppose there is a way to go to a beach and one by one pick up the
>>> individual grains of sand and count them, but who would want to? Using
>>> Regedit to manually search for specific tidbit over and over seems
>>> silly to me when a Registry Clearer will generate a list of what it
>>> finds suspect without interaction on part of the user.
>>>
>>> OF COURSE it is up to the user to determine what if anything should be
>>> deleted from the Registry. What I object to is the numbnuts crowd
>>> automatically rejecting Registry Cleaners outright pretending everyone
>>> will just push some auto clean button. That is no more a reflection of
>>> reality than the example of counting grains of sand on a beach is.
>>>
>>>
>>I don't reject Reg Cleaners but there are so many its a mine field for
>>most
>>users and most are time limited full cost programs.
>>
>>The Find button example takes about 3 mins tops for any program so don't
>>exaggerate
>
> The find button in Regedit assumes you KNOW beforehand what exactly
> you're looking for or it is useless. Don't mislead people. That's one
> advantage of using Registry Cleaners since they can quickly scan the
> entire Registry and build a list of orphaned keys. As always, with any
> software you still need to decide what to do with the information
> presented. The fanboys club always pretends people will foolishly push
> some auto button most Registry Cleaners have which is just as silly as
> suggesting people will keep shoveling food in their mouth and not stop
> until they puke.
>
>
I very clearly stated that but you only read what you what to in order to
pour scorn.

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On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 18:33:36 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
wrote:

>
>
>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
>news:qt0cb3tanmksarj84df3k3kls6se1k1et7@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:47:26 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
>>>news:u0rbb39rv0c69lns0pcuddadginicgs4om@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:17:30 +0100, "Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>You can physically delete things like icons and Start menu entries. You
>>>>>could also edit the register an easy way, but be very careful and save
>>>>>the
>>>>>reg before starting so you can go back,
>>>>>
>>>>>First change your Start menu to Classic by right click/Properties.
>>>>>
>>>>>Then click Run and type in regedit Go
>>>>>
>>>>>In the Reg go Edit /Find and type the name of the program. Find every
>>>>>entry
>>>>>by hitting Find Next. Delete all highlighted program entries.
>>>>
>>>> I suppose there is a way to go to a beach and one by one pick up the
>>>> individual grains of sand and count them, but who would want to? Using
>>>> Regedit to manually search for specific tidbit over and over seems
>>>> silly to me when a Registry Clearer will generate a list of what it
>>>> finds suspect without interaction on part of the user.
>>>>
>>>> OF COURSE it is up to the user to determine what if anything should be
>>>> deleted from the Registry. What I object to is the numbnuts crowd
>>>> automatically rejecting Registry Cleaners outright pretending everyone
>>>> will just push some auto clean button. That is no more a reflection of
>>>> reality than the example of counting grains of sand on a beach is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I don't reject Reg Cleaners but there are so many its a mine field for
>>>most
>>>users and most are time limited full cost programs.
>>>
>>>The Find button example takes about 3 mins tops for any program so don't
>>>exaggerate
>>
>> The find button in Regedit assumes you KNOW beforehand what exactly
>> you're looking for or it is useless. Don't mislead people. That's one
>> advantage of using Registry Cleaners since they can quickly scan the
>> entire Registry and build a list of orphaned keys. As always, with any
>> software you still need to decide what to do with the information
>> presented. The fanboys club always pretends people will foolishly push
>> some auto button most Registry Cleaners have which is just as silly as
>> suggesting people will keep shoveling food in their mouth and not stop
>> until they puke.
>>
>>
>I very clearly stated that but you only read what you what to in order to
>pour scorn.

What you actually said ===> "The Find button example takes about 3
mins tops for any program so don't exaggerate."

What you neglected to mention is 'find' is useless unless you know
beforehand WHAT you tell Regedit to look for. I'm sorry you can't
stand to have the record corrected. That's a common problem of the
fanboy crowd. They say something either factually wrong or
deliberately misleading then scream bloody murder when facts confirm
they were spreading their usual BS.

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 09:58:15 -0700, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote:

>>> 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.

>>>>>> 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?

And I was right, I did post the simple solution above and beyond hacking the registry to pieces, but no one saw it.

>again :
>again : >I just uninstalled a program on this Home Premium 64bit systemand it
>again : >left a few things lying around. I manually deleted the
>again : >files/directories it could not delete but the program still shows as
>again : >installed when you go into Programs & Features. Of course it is NOT
>again : >installed and clicking on it and telling it to uninstall gets you
>again : >nowhere. It is suggested that you install the program and tryit
>again : >again. I did with the same results. :-(
>again : >
>again : >There used to be a good Program for Windows XP Pro that you could use
>again : >to remove this program fromn that list, I think it was part of
>again : >PowerTools. Is there something like that for Vista?

>again : It's called 'windows install cleanup'
>again : You don't need a registry cleaner to fix the add/remove section.
>again : Just do a search at M$ for it.
>again : It also works for Vista.
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"Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> With patience there is aways a way.
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup so all can read.
>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will be deleted.
>>
>>
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