Removing Removed Programs

[Android Vageta]

I have manually uninstalled some programs on one of my harddrives just to quickly free up some space...but now when I go to Add/Remove Programs, I cant get the programs that I manually uninstalled off of the list. Anyway I can do this? Is there some refresh button or something? :beat:

[Hawk]

I have not had this problem in a long time, If my memory serves me, install TweakUi or TweakXP and you can delete it from there. :scratch:

[boshuter]

Yep.... tweak ui will get rid of them. Or you can do it manualy with regedit. Just run regedit and Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall, and remove any unwanted keys under "Uninstall."

[Kev_Dawg]

I have manually uninstalled some programs on one of my harddrives just to quickly free up some space...but now when I go to Add/Remove Programs, I cant get the programs that I manually uninstalled off of the list. Anyway I can do this? Is there some refresh button or something? :beat:

Hahah scott I had that prob I used Tweek UI to fix it you shoulda just asked me lol silly man :coocoo: :na:

[alphanumeric]

If you want to uninstall an appliction that has no uninstall program and it is not listed in the Add/Remove applet of Control Panel
(or that uninstall doesn't work), then just delete the directory/files.
Start Regedit and drill down to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE

locating the applications entry and delete them.

Use Explorer to to remove the entries from the Start Menu in either
C:\Documents and Folders\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ and/or
C:\Documents and Folders\(your username)\Start Menu\Programs\

If there is an entry in the Add/Remove list, start regedit go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
locate the entry and delete it.

If the app has a service, edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services
and scroll down till you locate it. Then delete it.

If this app starts automatically and there is no entry in the StartUp folder(s), then use Regedt32 to edit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows

:D

[Android Vageta]

The regedit options arent there, I have no file called "currentversion"...is that a bad thing? I got TweakUI but cant find where to edit the Add/Remove list.

[alphanumeric]

To edit the windows registry you need to use regedit.exe
Start, run, type in regedit, and hit return.
:)

[Android Vageta]

LOL! I know that...but I dont have the "CurrentVersion" folder in there.

[alphanumeric]

Ok, sometimes it's hard to tell if someone knows to run regedit or not. The ones that don't usually complain that they can't find that folder on there hard drive. I would say it's a bad thing if you don't have that folder. Oh it's CurrentVersion not Curr entVersion, I think you know that though. I don't know why it shows up like that, it shows up as CurrentVersion when I go into edit the space out?

[- wardog -]

LOL! I know that...but I dont have the "CurrentVersion" folder in there.

Click the + sign next to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows" to expand the tree and you'll see them. Otherwise all you'll see there is "(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)"

This is but one of the places the aforementioned deleted :scratch: programs wrote REG entries to, but it is where the unininstall strings are kept.

[Android Vageta]

Alright, I got it :D

Thanks for the help guys!