I initially had a Canon Ixus V3 camera installed on my system. WIA drivers and other programmes all working perfectly. I then bought a Canon EOS 350D with similar but more recent software. Following the initial install all appeared well until I started to get problems, (possibly due to clashes or shared files ) The obvious thing to do was uninstall everything Canon and start from scratch. I did this using the Canon uninstall programmes on the installation disc in tandem with the Add / Remove Programmes in Control Panel where applicable. When I try to install some programmes it says they are already on my computer. In Add / Remove programmes all the titles are still there but display 0 file sizes when you look at their properties, all having been uninstalled ! How can I remove this list of Canon programmes from Add / Remove Programmes ? I am reasonably computer literate but I am a bit windy about going into the registry due to lack of knowledge.

NB. If I use the search function in Explorer it says no Canon files exist ! HELP !

El Dimmo.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
4. In the left pane, click the Uninstall registry key, and then click Export on the File menu.
5. In the Export Registry File dialog box that appears, click Desktop in the Save in list, type uninstall in the File name box, and then click Save.
6. Each key listed under Uninstall in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the Currently installed programs list of the Add or Remove Programs tool. To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right:
DisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs.

-and-

UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program.
7. After you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the Currently installed programs list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the Registry Editor window, and then click Delete.

Click Yes in response to the "Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?" message.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
9. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

In the Currently installed programs list, verify that the program whose registry key you deleted is no longer listed.
10. Do one of the following:-

- If the program list is not correct in Add or Remove Programs, double-click the Uninstall.reg file that you saved to your desktop in step 5 to restore the original list of programs in the registry.

-or-

- If the program list is correct in Add or Remove Programs, right-click the Uninstall.reg file on your desktop, and then click Delete.

Hi El Dimmo,

With stubborn leftover items after uninstalling I find Revo does the job for me.

Keep us posted and see how you go with this simple software.

kind regards,

Seywar,
many thanks for your time and application. The reply was exactly what I was looking for and worked first time ! I used it in conjunction with "Revo" as suggested by Tallin and I now have a fully functional Canon Utilities.

A little less El Dimmo

Tallin,
What a great programme Revo Uninstaller is ! I will be recommending it to a few friends as well. In addition to sorting my original problem with Canon programmes I was able to get rid of an old Norton Utilities installation which even Symantec failed to help me with,

Many thanks,

El Dimmo

Hi El Dimmo,

Thanks for posting back. Glad to be of assistance.

kind regards,