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How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

program folder?

Syd

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    What application?

     

    "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote in message

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    > How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

    > uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

    > program folder?

    > Syd

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    "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote:

    >How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

    >uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

    >program folder?

    >Syd

     

    You just delete the folder and all of its contents from Program Files

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    I thought that by doing so I would risk destroying associated files. If it's

    that simple that's great. Thanks

    "Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy@ameritech.net> wrote in message

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    > "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote:

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    >>How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

    >>uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

    >>program folder?

    >>Syd

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    > You just delete the folder and all of its contents from Program Files

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    "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote:

    >I thought that by doing so I would risk destroying associated files.

     

    There are no "associated file" in that directory.

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    On 7/6/2007 7:10 PM On a whim, Uncle Grumpy pounded out on the keyboard

    > "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote:

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    >> How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

    >> uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

    >> program folder?

    >> Syd

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    > You just delete the folder and all of its contents from Program Files

     

    And do a search in the registry for all occurrences of the program path,

    and program name and delete them, AFTER doing a backup of the registry.

     

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    Added info, Syd:

     

    Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs

    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

     

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    Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

     

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    "Sydney" <sidee@jamaicabyday.com> wrote in message

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    > How do I delete safely, an application from my computer when there is no

    > uninstall menu and the application does not show up in the add/remove

    > program folder?

    > Syd

    >

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