Entry in add/remove programs wont go away , help.

Armadillo · 17 Jul 2007 at 04:50

Got a program in my add/remove list , that is no longer installed and hasn't been for quite some time.How ever the listing remains on the add/remove panel. It just shows up with it's name , no size and says rarely used. If i click remove , it says preparing to uninstall , tells me it can't do it , then i have to cancel. Then the entry for it disappears

, how ever next time add/remove is opened , it's back.

I've looked about and most places say if an entry remains for whatever reason you can go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Currentversion\uninstall. Then just remove the relavent entry. How ever this one seems to have no entry to remove

I've searched and looked manually and there is not one to be found

. Also the entry has no icon , just the generic grey computer. How do I get rid of it?

Thanks

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marc2003 · 17 Jul 2007 at 05:50

look again it will definitely be there. maybe the folder name in the left hand pane of regedit is a random string of numbers/letters. check the description in the right hand pane as you check each one.

.walls · 17 Jul 2007 at 11:30

Take a note of what the app is called in add/remove programs, then do a search for it in the above mentioned sub-key.

It will show up in a value called "DisplayName".

Things change I've changed · 17 Jul 2007 at 13:35

Have you tried using CCleaner http://www.ccleaner.com/ , it's a free application that cleans your computers history/temp file etc, anyway, if you click on the tools tab it allows you to select and delete entrys from your add and remove programmes, I've sometimes had random stuff crop up in my add and remove programmes and this has helped me out.

Armadillo · 17 Jul 2007 at 14:48

Definitely not in the registry. I've searched for it's displayed name on Add/remove and I've also looked through the registry manually looking at the display name on the right and it's just not there. Also downloaded Ccleaner and tryed that , entry shows up , but as soon as you click remove entry , it comes up "cannot delete msi installer" :confused:

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It just refuses to leave

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