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Tagged with windows-registry uninstall
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Why won't normal uninstalls remove values from the registry?
Expanding on How do I remove residual traces of uninstalled software from the registry? -- every time I uninstall a program and then later look it up via RegEdit it's still there!
Why are the ...
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How do I remove an old version of WinPcap?
When installing WinPcap 4.1.2 on Windows 7 I receive the following message
"A previous version of WinPcap has been detected on this system and cannot be
removed because in use by another ...
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How do I remove residual traces of uninstalled software from the registry?
After uninstalling a piece of software, I sometime notice residual entries in the registry. I would like to get rid of them.
I have found an unsatisfying approach, described here:
Use the export ...
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Where are product uninstall keys located in the Registry under Windows 7 x64?
I need to look up the install location of a product in the registry, based on the GUID product code. Under Win XP the keys of products installed were located at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\...
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How to completely remove a program from my PC? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How best to manually uninstall a program in windows 7/vista
I have a problem uninstalling applications using Windows 7,
Whenever I install a trial or limited program, it ...
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Uninstall Deep Freeze manually using the Windows registry
How do I uninstall Deep Freeze manually using registry?
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How to uninstall an app in Windows when its uninstaller is missing?
I am trying to install a newer version of Lego Mindstorm, and it's trying to uninstall the older version and it fails. I tried to uninstall it manually and noticed it's not listed Under "Programs and ...
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Changing default Java Runtime Environment from 1.8 to 1.7
I'm currently trying to change the default JRE on my computer from 8 to 7.
I was attempting to fix a glitch involving the game Minecraft by updating to the JRE8 beta build, but it seems like that ...
Cesar
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Add/Remove programs: what happens when an app installs incorrectly?
I'm a developer, and the installshields I create deploy 'debugsupport.msi', which is the visual studio 2010 debug support executable.
However, when I attempt to run it, it says it's already installed ...
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Most programs not visible in Programs and Features in windows 7
The issue I'm having is that only a small percentage of programs show up in the "Program and Features" section of Windows 7, where a user can uninstall programs. Formerly known as add/remove ...
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Unable to uninstall Visual Studio 2008, could not open Components key
There's something funky going on with my Visual Studio installation and when I went to uninstall it so I could make a fresh install, I ran into problems with the uninstaller as well. When I select ...
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Creative software leftovers - ASIO error message
I temporarily installed an old Creative Audigy 2 soundboard on my Vista x64 Home Premium computer. Bad idea! I uninstalled the board & all software visible on the control panel.
Now, with one ...
Tony Patriarche
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How to remove/purge/wipe/clean/clear a Windows 10 app
I want to remove an app from Windows 10 Professional x64.
The app was installed via Microsoft Store.
By saying "remove" I don't mean Remove-AppxPackage as this command obviously does not remove the ...
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Stuck with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 errors [closed]
A ways back I installed Microsoft Visual Studio beta 2. Today I installed Visual Studio 2010 from Dreamspark (the one with the activation key baked in). This resulted in an install with no place to ...
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Removing deep freeze enterprise
I have a second hand business computer that has deep freeze enterprise, and I do not know the password nor access to the OTP.
I've looked around and have found instructions for the standard version, ...
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