Uninstalling a game

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There is a program that only appears when I go to the add & remove program
screen, I don't know where it came from or what it is, I think it is some
kind of game that I never played, yet when I try to uninstall it, I get a
message saying that it can't be uninstalled. What could be causing this?
 
Try reinstalling then uninstalling. If already uninstalled and you dont want
to see it on Add/Remove: click start - run - type regedit and press enter. go
to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
expand it and you will see some keys. Search for this game (or app) in these
keys and delete that belongs it.
 
Hi Desi,

Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:

Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.

Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.

Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html

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Desi Wrote:
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| There is a program that only appears when I go to the add & remove program
| screen, I don't know where it came from or what it is, I think it is some
| kind of game that I never played, yet when I try to uninstall it, I get a
| message saying that it can't be uninstalled. What could be causing this?
 
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