This trick lets you uninstall any program in windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 that doesn’t feature an uninstall command or does not get deleted by simple removing it from the add/remove software option. Just follow the simple steps.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software
Use Explorer to to remove the entries from the Start Menu in either
C:Documents and FoldersAll UsersStart MenuPrograms and/or
C:Documents and Folders(your username)Start MenuPrograms
If there is an entry in the Add/Remove list, start regedit go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall
Locate the entry and delete it. If the app has a service, edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServices
and scroll down till you locate it. Then delete it. If this app starts automatically and there is no entry in the StartUp folder(s), then use Regedt32 to edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionWindows
Aaron Stebner discribes another method in his Aaron Stebner’s WebLog
Also worth to check : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314481 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/Q247501 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/Q247515 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/Q290301
Add Remove Program Cleaner 2 :This program allows you to clean up the Add/Remove programs list in the control panel. It should only be used to remove entries that are broken and cannot be removed by running the uninstall program.
Add-Remove-Program-Cleaner |Sys Req:Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista | Freeware | 940KB
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