Uninstall Programs Manually

In Category: Windows XP

* Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory. * Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder. * Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder. * To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder. * Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services, locate and delete the service. * In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be: C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs and delete relevant entries. C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup and delete relevant entries. C:\\Documents and Settings\\%YourUserID%\\Start Menu\\Programs and delete relevant entries. [Do this for each User ID listed] C:\\Documents and Settings\\%YourUserID%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup and delete relevant entries. [Do this for each User ID listed] If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows and delete the entry.