How to delete Add/Remove removed programs?

26 Mar 2005 4:59 PM

Frank W.

Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have already
been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?

26 Mar 2005 5:14 PM

Dave Patrick

You can delete the key for it from;
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

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"Frank W." wrote:
| Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have already
| been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?
|
|

27 Mar 2005 12:28 AM

Frank W.

>> Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have already
>> been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?
>>
> You can delete the key for it from;
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
>

I can find everything up to Current Version, then I can't find
Uninstall. I'm using Win 2000 Pro with latest updates.

27 Mar 2005 12:59 AM

Dave Patrick

It has to be there. Another option is to; Control Panel|Add/
Remove|"program" you'll be prompted something to the effect "can't be found"
and given the option to remove the entry.

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"Frank W." wrote:
| I can find everything up to Current Version, then I can't find
| Uninstall. I'm using Win 2000 Pro with latest updates.
|
|

27 Mar 2005 3:46 AM

Frank W.

>> I can find everything up to Current Version, then I can't find
>> Uninstall. I'm using Win 2000 Pro with latest updates.
>>
> It has to be there. Another option is to; Control Panel|Add/
> Remove|"program" you'll be prompted something to the effect "can't be
> found" and given the option to remove the entry.
>

Well it ain't there! Wish it was. The error message says "Installation
log file ...................... not found!" No options given. Right
click does nothing. ???

27 Mar 2005 3:56 AM

Dave Patrick

Sounds like you're not nowhere near the registry. Either case try the other
option.

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"Frank W." wrote:
| Well it ain't there! Wish it was. The error message says "Installation
| log file ...................... not found!" No options given. Right
| click does nothing. ???
|
|

28 Mar 2005 3:04 PM

Frank W.

>>>You can delete the key for it from;
>>>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

>> Well it ain't there! Wish it was. The error message says
>> "Installation log file ...................... not found!" No
>> options given. Right click does nothing. ???
>>
> Sounds like you're not nowhere near the registry. Either case try the
> other option.
>

It has to be there. Another option is to; Control Panel|Add/
Remove|"program" you'll be prompted something to the effect "can't be
found"
and given the option to remove the entry.

Well it ain't there! Wish it was. The error message says "Installation
log file ...................... not found!" No options given. Right
click does nothing. ???

Sounds like you're not nowhere near the registry. Either case try the
other
option.

Bizarre - Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs doesn't give me any other
options. And as I said, I can get all the way to
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ but there is no Uinstall
there where it should be. Could it be hidden to protect me?

29 Mar 2005 3:37 AM

Dave Patrick

What action generates this error? Please be specific.

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"Frank W." wrote:

<snip>
The error message says "Installation

| log file ...................... not found!" No options given. Right
| click does nothing. ???

<snip>

26 Mar 2005 8:17 PM

John Wunderlich

"Frank W." <reply_to_newsgr***@please.ccom> wrote in news:3alimdF6cihqsU1@individual.net:

> Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have already
> been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?
>

I believe Microsoft's TweakUI tool can remove these easily.

<http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp>

HTH,
John

26 Mar 2005 11:29 PM

wayfarrer

That feature does not exist in this version of TweakUI. It was/is a feature of
the previous versions for the Win9x systems.

"John Wunderlich" <jwunderl***@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> "Frank W." <reply_to_newsgr***@please.ccom> wrote in
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>
> > Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have already
> > been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?
> >
>
> I believe Microsoft's TweakUI tool can remove these easily.
>
>

<http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI
..asp>
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>
> HTH,
> John

27 Mar 2005 12:55 AM

John Wunderlich

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"wayfarrer" <dontbot***@att.net> wrote in
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> "John Wunderlich" <jwunderl***@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns96257D1D8CC23wunderpsdrscraytheon@216.196.97.142...
>> "Frank W." <reply_to_newsgr***@please.ccom> wrote in
>> news:3alimdF6cihqsU1@individual.net:
>>
>>> Often my Add/Remove Programs window shows programs that have
>>> already been deleted. Is there any way of getting rid of these?
>>>
>>
>> I believe Microsoft's TweakUI tool can remove these easily.
>>
>>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Network
> ing/NTTweakUI .asp>
>>
>> HTH,
>> John

> That feature does not exist in this version of TweakUI. It was/is
> a feature of the previous versions for the Win9x systems.

Well, I'm using this version TweakUI (1.33) on a Win98 machine and the
feature is there. It's possible the feature isn't enabled when
installed on Win2K. Too bad.

-- John