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How can i remove a program if my Add/remove programs is not showing the REMOVE button ?

I am trying to delete an annoying program but Add/remove programs is not showing the REMOVE button.I have a winXP

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  • jan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Go to the folder that the program is in and see if there is an 'uninstall' icon.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    These are the ways to uninstall/remove a program.

    1) Stop the program by right click menu on the icon in the taskbar and then try to uninstall in add/remove program.

    2) Turn off computer. After two minutes Turn power ON. Now press F8 and select safe mode from the menu while booting the computer. then follow step 1.

    3)Remove the program from startup menu as follows

    (start > run > type msconfig

    press ok. Click on startup, uncheck it from the list. click on apply. click on ok. press restart. Check the window that appears after restart, press ok) Then go to control panel > add/remove program to uninstall.

    If nothing of the above works. Then The best way to remove unwanted programs which you can not remove from add/remove dialog in control panel on your computer is to remove it from registry. If you are comfortable with manually editing registry, otherwise use registry cleaning software like RegScrubXP to remove the entries of offending software from registry and then use a cleaning software like ccleaner to remove other files such as exes, dlls etc created by the offending program.

    http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2006/11/regscrubxp-...

    downlod + install + run it.

    When you open the program, Click on user defined problems button.It will display all entries in windows registry under different categories. So scroll down the list till you reach a category company. In this category look at the names in full key, and Main key. If you locate the name there, then check the box in front of its entry and press the button Fix selected entries. It should remove the entry from the registry.

    After that you will need ccleaner software to remove other files created by the program on your computer.

    http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-use-cc...

    run the following two menus of ccleaner

    cleaner > Analyze > Run Cleaner

    Issues > Scan For Issues > Fix Selected Issues

  • 1 decade ago

    Sometimes when the installed program is not shown with remove button in Add/Remove screen.

    I advice you to search for the un-install/Remove option under Program menu of the application. i.e. Start-> Programmes-> AppName-> Uninstall.

    Or Put the installation CD again, and run installation, the installation dialog may have Remove/Uninstall option.

    It would be better if you had mention the application name, you have installed.

  • 1 decade ago

    Do a search for the program and delete it that way.

    i.e.

    Start, Search, All Files & Folders - Type in the name of the program. Hit enter, then delete the results that are linked to the program in question.

    Hope this helps! Happy New Years!

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  • 1 decade ago

    try reinstalling and then unistalling the program and if that doesnt work for u

    try this

    go to start >run type regedit

    this will open the regeditor for ur computer]

    now press f3 and search for the name of the program

    delete all the keys

    and u are done

  • 1 decade ago

    If there is no Remove button, it means the software is not connected to Registry.

    Then just delete the folder.

  • 1 decade ago

    Don't ya just hate that? I've been known to reinstall the program over the top of the existing one to get that delete thing back.

  • 1 decade ago

    Make sure there is uninstaller available with this. or else go to the regdir in the RUN and select the particuler registry to delect and delete from the list. Try this....

  • 1 decade ago

    Pray to God that the Remove button shows up. Otherwise you've had it, buddy.

  • download the software.... CC cleaner from twocows or anywhere. its a free software,,, \(will help you with other things as well.) this will help you remove a lot of things. i find this the easiest way to do things on the computer

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