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July 13th, 2003, 07:34 PM
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How to Uninstal Programs not listed in ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS of Control Panel etc.
Hi,
While surfing the Net I have noticed that sometimes unsolicited Exe Programs instal themselves and start running in the background. These Programs do not seem to figure in the list of Add/Remove Programs of the Control Panel nor do they advertise themselves in other places like the Start Menu, where Programs usually also expose their uninstal menu item.
I was wondering whether there is a prescribed or recommended method of uninstalling such programs efficiently, other-than crudely locating such programs through Find Files and deleting them by selecting these programs and deleting their entries from the Registry also. However, even such an approach doesn't always work and is inefficient sometimes as it may create orphan entries on the Hard Disk. I request clarification on the above matter.
I wish to thank the members in advance, for the advice I am expecting.
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