Add Remove Pro - Print Topic

Print Topic

Click here to return to the original view. Save to Disk.

Computer Q&A Board / Windows / Add Remove Pro

Posted by: Emile, October 23rd, 2006, 6:54am

Hello,
Looking at the standard Windows Add/remove windows I find some entries that I cannot remove, when I use Add/Remove Pro these entries are NOT present.
Any recommendations?
How to remove these entries?
Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Ray, October 27th, 2006, 9:45pm; Reply: 1

   It has been a while since I have looked at the Add/Remove Programs locations, so I am a little sketchy on it.  There used to only be one place in the registry and that is what Add/Remove Pro shows.  WinXP added some or maybe just one other place.  It is complex and they do not want you to mess with that list.  I think the ARPCache is that place.  I don't know if our ARPCache program would allow you to take care of that or not.

Posted by: Wilson, October 30th, 2006, 12:11am; Reply: 2

some vendors also include a remove icon in their installed folder.  If it is there it will probably cleanup the removall better than the one from MS.

Posted by: Ray, October 30th, 2006, 3:19pm; Reply: 3

   MS does not put the items in Add/Remove Programs.  The program does when it is installed.  All the entry in Add/Remove Programs does is run the programs' uninstall program.  So a remove icon in the installed folder should do the exact same thing as the entry in Add/Remove Programs.

Posted by: Hermit, November 6th, 2006, 12:14am; Reply: 4

Try installing the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. You can find it at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301.

Print page generated: December 4th, 2008, 5:31am