I have recently unistalled many of my downloads which seemed to be successful. However, when browsing my programme files I find that there are folders there for quite a lot of the stuff I thought should be gone.

Can I just delete the folders in Programe. Thanks, Ralph.

Greetings Ralph

This is a fairly thorough guide to removing everything.

Uninstall Programs Manually

Just because Windows XP has the Add/Remove Programs feature it doesn't mean your application will appear in the list. Furthermore, even if it does appear, it's no guarantee that the uninstall feature will work. When you run across one of these situations the items listed below will help in getting rid of the application. Be aware that these steps may not remove everything associated with the application and can impact other applications on the computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution.

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Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es, locate and delete the service.
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]

If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
and delete the entry.

Yes you can Ralph. Most of these folders will only have a few files or none in them so they can be deleted. Stepping on Jephrees toes.

Originally Posted by Tassie Devil

Yes you can Ralph. Most of these folders will only have a few files or none in them so they can be deleted. Stepping on Jephrees toes.

ouch!!!!!

The simpler awnser was probably best anyway

In other words:

YES!

jephree & Tassie Devil. Thank you both. I was getting mind boggled there for a while. I don't even know where to find regedit!! So I think the short any easy one is for me. Although I wouldn't mind learning a bit more along those lines of yours jephree. Best regards to you both, Ralph

For your browsing & learning pleasure:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...egeditors.mspx

Look around all you want. Do not ever change anything here without making a backup first!

Thanks jephree will take your advice. Have a good night. Regards, Ralph