Some programs that have been removed (I know that they have been successfully deleted) are in my add/remove program list now after doing system restore. Is there anyway I can update this list?
Please don't say that the programs must not really be removed, because I KNOW that they are not there. When I click to remove them, it says they're not found.
Yes, I rebooted after restore.
Windows XP Media Edition
Nick N
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Your understanding of the issue is right on- when you did a system restore, the entries for add/remove programs were restored. This is because System Restore brings back registry entries, and the registry is what contains (among other things) the add/remove programs list. This is annoying because the programs are no longer really there and so you can't really uninstall them.
I used RegVac when I had the problem (see link below) and in the Expert mode you can remove entries from your Add/Remove programs list. Good luck!
Anonymous
The same thing happened to me today too, I am running Windows XP sp2, and it happened right after I installed the latest Yahoo Messenger. I have since reinstalled the messenger, and nothing. After the re-install i was able to highlight Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Toolbar and an Uninstall button appeared only when highlighted, but the other programs do not do this. Add/Remove button available for any of them. I also noticed when this happened that SEVERAL programs that used to be listed there, dissappeared entirely. What happened?
Ivanbo
It can be done but there's too much to describe on this format. I'd suggest getting a geek friend to look at it. The reason that they are there is because you have used the program's uninstall function. In windows it is essential that you utilise the 'Add or Remove Programs' function and ignore the program's uninstall function.
Jay
This happens when the files which keep track of how your computers run programs and opens files, and pretty much does everthing (these are known as the registry) dont get updated properly by the uninstallation, try reinstalling then uninstall again, if that doesnt work, contact windows technical support
Anonymous
IF you have system mechanic program, there is an advance option that allows you to remove any trace of a program that has been false registration within the system.
It is quite advanced to use, but it will make sure that the program and all it is files has been remove.
I downloaded it from www.bearshare.com
version 6.
Read carefully the instruction and good luck.