How to edit registry?

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Hi,

I want to know how to edit registry manually to remove registry entries
after uninstallin a program.

Please provide me some reliable links .

Thankyou.
 
Hi

It's not a good idea to play around with the Registry unless you **exactly**
what you are doing. What do you want to remove from the Registry and why?
 
Hi,
In the first place, to remove active files of an uninstalled program
:prevent them from using system resources/spying like activity- I am talking
about the trial version programs.

I do a noram edit like this and so far no problems :

HOTKEYCURRENT USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\EXPLORER\MENU ORDER\CURRENT
VERSION\PROGRAMS\START MENU\...delete appropriate keys.

similar procedure in HOTKEY LOCAL MACHINE

I think all software program have some kind os spyware in them and editing
registry would be the effective choice.

Thankyou
 
Hi

Unless you know what was installed into the Registry by X program and where
it was put in the Registry, it is going to be more or less impossible to
manually delete all those entries. Uninstallers should delete *everything*
installed, but unfortunately that doesn't happen.
 
Hi,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

So how can get rid of the leftover files which monitors the evaluation
period, EVEN afterI have uninstall the particular program.
I also some times delete files from WINDOWS\PREFETCH.

what places should i look into, to delete those files?

Thanyou
 
Hi

Uninstallers for timed 'evaluation' software will leave a file on the hard
disk/partition so that the software can't be 'evaluated' again. Once the
trial period is up the software has to be either purchased or uninstalled -
apart from perhaps that one file. I don't know in which file(s) that
information may be created, nor where it might be in the Registry.
 
do a search in the registry for the program name and the company providing name.

do a search from the start window for the same.

make sure all folders under programs are deleted.
sometimes a key file is left in the root (C:\)
also check under Doc and Settings\username\application data



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Hi,

I want to know how to edit registry manually to remove registry entries
after uninstallin a program.

Please provide me some reliable links .

Thankyou.
 
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