realnischa Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Remove Orphaned Entries in Add or Remove Programs ----------------------------------------------------------------------Sometimes, after you uninstall a program, its entry still remains in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. When you click on Change/Remove in the dialog box, you get an error, telling you that the program no longer exists. This can be a major headache, if you install and test a lot of different programs. You can remove these orphan entries: ---------------------------------------------------From a command line or from the Run line, run regedit. This opens the Registry Editor. -Select the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the folder path \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. -Click on the + sign to expand the listing. -Look for the name of the program with the orphaned entry. -Delete the entire listing for the software with the orphaned entry, by highlighting it and pressing the Delete key. -Close the Registry. The orphaned entry will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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