If the listing remains in the Add/Remove list (In control panel) after you
have uninstalled it do this:
Click start---run --type in regedit--click OK.
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH_Software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
highlite and delete the unwanted listing
"Oivind" <oeivinr[ at ]online.no> wrote in message
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> "Ken Blake" <kblake[ at ]this.is.an.invalid.domain> skrev i melding
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>> "Oivind" <oeivinr[ at ]online.no> wrote in message
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>>
>>> I've used Control Panel's Add/Remove Tool to cancel a program I don't
>>> want on my computer, bur references to it still remains in the registry.
>>> I want to clean up the registry by using regedit to delete all
>>> references. Is it safe to do so?
>>
>>
>> If you are skilled enough to be sure you don't inadvertently delete
>> something else, yes it's safe.
>>
>> But in my view, doing this is foolhardy. Those left-over references don't
>> hurt you in any way, and no matter how great your skills, there is
>> *always* a risk of error doing what you propose. Trying to "clean up" the
>> registry, whether manually or using an automated tool, is unnecessary and
>> subjects you to increased risk. That makes it a bad bargain.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>
> Thanx, but the thing is, I suspect the left-over references to interfere
> with my trying to reinstall the program once again. In any case, the
> program now won't install properly, and Windows this time reports an error
> when trying to run the program. It was ok the first time I installed the
> program, although I made some wrong choices as part of the installation
> process which I want to correct. ( that is the reason I wanted to unistall
> and reinstall the program) See my point?
>
> OR
>
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