The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Removing Programs

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by vioravis, Feb 1, 2007.

  1. vioravis

    vioravis Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    How do I remove the programs that are not listed in the Add/Remove programs in Contral Panel? Thanks.
     
    vioravis, Feb 1, 2007
    #1
  2. Rutagur

    Rutagur Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    43
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Can you be more specific?

    You could just find the programs uninstall exe or just delete the program from the harddrive but it'll probably leave traces in registry, etc.
     
    Rutagur, Feb 1, 2007
    #2
  3. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

    Reputations:
    422
    Messages:
    2,720
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Sometimes, there is an unintall package somewhere in the programs installation folder. You can try that, but if that doesn't work, then you can remove them manually, or use a removal program.
     
    Zero, Feb 1, 2007
    #3
  4. iPPi

    iPPi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    80
    Messages:
    169
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    You can delete the folder altogether, but then you will need to go into the registry and remove the traces of the program otherwise it will still 'exist' on your machine.
     
    iPPi, Feb 1, 2007
    #4
  5. vioravis

    vioravis Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I am trying to remove Windows Messenger from my system. I checked the Messenger folder. There is no uninstall. Can I just delete the folder?
     
    vioravis, Feb 1, 2007
    #5
  6. flawlesscomputers

    flawlesscomputers Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    96
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    What program(s) specifically?
     
    flawlesscomputers, Feb 1, 2007
    #6
  7. vioravis

    vioravis Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Windows Messenger
     
    vioravis, Feb 1, 2007
    #7
  8. sanpabloguy

    sanpabloguy Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    714
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I believe this can be uninstalled as a Windows component.

    Go to Control Panel | Add Remove Programs.

    Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button on the left (that's where it is in WinXP).

    Wait for the menu to come up. You can delete MSN, Windows Messenger, and several other features you many not need/want (just uncheck the boxes). You can add them back in later, if you like, by doing the same thing and ticking the box.
     
    sanpabloguy, Feb 1, 2007
    #8