UN-install software

[zzyang0516]

Sometimes, when an installed software needs to be un-installed from Window OP (e.g., window 2000) in SETTINGS->add/remove, the system diplays a message like: Can not find uninstall.log. In that case, what people can do to undelete a program from the system's register so that it will disappear from lists of installed software?

Other times, it seems that the system was deleting files for a particular software upon requesting uninstallation. But, if you check lists of software in setting->Add/Remove Programs, that program supposedly deleted is still there. How to take it off completely?

Thanks for your prompt feedback.

[DrZaius]

Hi zzyang0516, welcome to the PC Mech forums!

The best way to uninstall it completely is to reinstall it again and it will create a new uninstall.log file. Then uninstall the program and it should remove everything.

To get rid of the program from the uninstall menu use a program like RegCleaner.

http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml

Hope that helps.

[Black Ice]

ive ran into the same thing and reinstaling it dont work for example goto the link and download demo bubble and then unenstall it Add/Remove Programs . it uninstalls it but it still shows it there



http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=demo_archive

Thanks Dr it works better than easy cleaner. ive been going crazy trying to remove those....thanks

[reboot]

TweakUI will also remove invalid links from the add/remove list.