I have a question about Clear Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs:

last year I stupidly dowloaded a music site called,'spy song'...it wasn't completely built at the time but I didn't know it. Because it wasn't built, I was unable to completely install it and uninstall it. I have gone to the add/remove programs lots of times to delete it but a very small window pops up and says it is a wizard uninstall and cannot be deleted. How do I get rid of this and do you think it could cause problems? It has been in my computer for about a year or less. thanks

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Go to Start-Find-Files or Folders and see if anything comes up there. Run Ad-Aware 
  to see if it has installed any 'junk'- available here:  http://www.lsfileserv.com/
Then if your comfortable with the registry do a search there for Spy Song.





On Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 1:06 pm, sandie wrote:
>I have a question about Clear 
>Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs:

>
>last year I stupidly dowloaded a music site called,'spy song'...it wasn't completely 
>built at the time but I didn't know it. Because it wasn't built, I was unable to 
>completely install it and uninstall it. I have gone to the add/remove programs lots 
>of times to delete it but a very small window pops up and says it is a wizard uninstall 
>and cannot be deleted. 
>How do I get rid of this and do you think it could cause problems? It has been in 
>my computer for about a year or less.
>thanks

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You might try to reinstall it and if it is complete it should have the uninstall 
with it. Then do the Add/Remove. I have had to do this with other programs.
(phantom)






On Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 1:06 pm, sandie wrote:
>I have a question about Clear 
>Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs:

>
>last year I stupidly dowloaded a music site called,'spy song'...it wasn't completely 
>built at the time but I didn't know it. Because it wasn't built, I was unable to 
>completely install it and uninstall it. I have gone to the add/remove programs lots 
>of times to delete it but a very small window pops up and says it is a wizard uninstall 
>and cannot be deleted. 
>How do I get rid of this and do you think it could cause problems? It has been in 
>my computer for about a year or less.
>thanks

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All Windows 9x or NT compatible programs must include an Uninstall program, sometimes 
though the program may get removed but entry in Add/Remove programs doesn't, from 
this key you can remove those orphaned entries. 
Open your registry and find the key below. Under this key will be a number of sub-keys, 
each representing an installed application. 

To see which application each sub-key represents, open it and there should be at 
least two values 'DisplayName' and 'UninstallString'. 'DisplayName' is the name used 
in the Add/Remove programs list, and 'UninstallString' is the program used to uninstall 
the application. 

To remove a program from the list you can simple delete the sub-key representing 
that program. 


Settings: 
Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall]
 

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you 
to reinstall your operating system. I cannot guarantee that problems resulting from 
modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your 
own risk. 








On Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 1:06 pm, sandie wrote:
>I have a question about Clear 
>Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs:

>
>last year I stupidly dowloaded a music site called,'spy song'...it wasn't completely 
>built at the time but I didn't know it. Because it wasn't built, I was unable to 
>completely install it and uninstall it. I have gone to the add/remove programs lots 
>of times to delete it but a very small window pops up and says it is a wizard uninstall 
>and cannot be deleted. 
>How do I get rid of this and do you think it could cause problems? It has been in 
>my computer for about a year or less.
>thanks

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Are you sure the program exists on your computer? Can you find its program folder in windows explorer? Does it appear under Start menu/Programs and have an uninstall option which usually runs an uninstall wizard? If not, you can remove the entry from "Add/Remove Programs" with Microsoft's powertoy "tweakui.exe". It is included with the Win98 CD.


On Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 1:06 pm, sandie wrote:
>I have a question about Clear
>Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs:

>
>last year I stupidly dowloaded a music site called,'spy song'...it wasn't completely
>built at the time but I didn't know it. Because it wasn't built, I was unable to
>completely install it and uninstall it. I have gone to the add/remove programs lots
>of times to delete it but a very small window pops up and says it is a wizard uninstall
>and cannot be deleted.
>How do I get rid of this and do you think it could cause problems? It has been in
>my computer for about a year or less.
>thanks

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