Using 'Run" feature

[Guest]

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

 

[Guest]

The ccleaner is a dandy little tool but it didn't fix the problem.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
Try this tool to delete the applications:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
nass

No, that wasn't it -- whatever it was the tech talked me through before it
led me directly to a brach of files names which I could check or uncheck -
once unchecked it was deleted.

It wasn't writing a Cmd.
Let me go back to the link and read up on that.
I thought I had the correct path from a former seacrh I did when my computer
could FIND the program - it seems it took it partially off - but I cannot
install a newer version until I get the old version off completely. Thank
you again.

Still got running water and lights in Russia I hope.

GREAT ANSWER and even more important Thank You for the link -- it's like
following breadcrumbs but the knowledge does accumulate. Thanks again.
Thankfuly this is nothing earth shattering but it does does put a fire under
me to seek the 'know how'. I'll keep you posted.

If the economy of The Soviet Union collapses overnight -- it wasn't me!

:



:

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down to
enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Guest]

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down to
enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove
a program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control
Panel. I think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the
procedure. Can anyone help? Thanks

It has nothing to with the Run command. If a program doesn't show up on
Add/Remove Programs, you may be able to find an uninstall utility for it
within its own folder. If neither exists, it is a poorly-written program,
and your only alternative is to delete its files manually. This is not a
good thing to do, because you are caught between the twin risks of not
deleting everything and accidentally deleting somethiong that shouldn't be
deleted. But sometimes you have no other choice.

 

[Guest]

No, that wasn't it -- whatever it was the tech talked me through before it
led me directly to a brach of files names which I could check or uncheck -
once unchecked it was deleted.

It wasn't writing a Cmd.
Let me go back to the link and read up on that.
I thought I had the correct path from a former seacrh I did when my computer
could FIND the program - it seems it took it partially off - but I cannot
install a newer version until I get the old version off completely. Thank
you again.

Still got running water and lights in Russia I hope.

GREAT ANSWER and even more important Thank You for the link -- it's like
following breadcrumbs but the knowledge does accumulate. Thanks again.
Thankfuly this is nothing earth shattering but it does does put a fire under
me to seek the 'know how'. I'll keep you posted.

If the economy of The Soviet Union collapses overnight -- it wasn't me!

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down to
enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Guest]

Try this page then and let us know:
www.ss64.com/nt/del.html
HTH.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

The ccleaner is a dandy little tool but it didn't fix the problem.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
Try this tool to delete the applications:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
nass

No, that wasn't it -- whatever it was the tech talked me through before it
led me directly to a brach of files names which I could check or uncheck -
once unchecked it was deleted.

It wasn't writing a Cmd.
Let me go back to the link and read up on that.
I thought I had the correct path from a former seacrh I did when my computer
could FIND the program - it seems it took it partially off - but I cannot
install a newer version until I get the old version off completely. Thank
you again.

Still got running water and lights in Russia I hope.

:

GREAT ANSWER and even more important Thank You for the link -- it's like
following breadcrumbs but the knowledge does accumulate. Thanks again.
Thankfuly this is nothing earth shattering but it does does put a fire under
me to seek the 'know how'. I'll keep you posted.

If the economy of The Soviet Union collapses overnight -- it wasn't me!

:



:

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down to
enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Wesley Vogel]

but I cannot

install a newer version until I get the old version off completely.

What program?

If you do not ununstall a program correctly it may leave "stuff" all over
the registry.

Look for an Uninstall shortcut on the Start Menu for that program.

Look for an Uninstall.exe in the folder for that program in C:\Program
Files.

Then see these.

How to manually uninstall an application
http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/windows/howto_manually_uninstall.htm

Uninstall Programs Manually
http://www.theeldergeek.com/manually_uninstall_programs.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

The ccleaner is a dandy little tool but it didn't fix the problem.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
Try this tool to delete the applications:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
nass

No, that wasn't it -- whatever it was the tech talked me through before
it led me directly to a brach of files names which I could check or
uncheck - once unchecked it was deleted.

It wasn't writing a Cmd.
Let me go back to the link and read up on that.
I thought I had the correct path from a former seacrh I did when my
computer could FIND the program - it seems it took it partially off -
but I cannot install a newer version until I get the old version off
completely. Thank you again.

Still got running water and lights in Russia I hope.

:

GREAT ANSWER and even more important Thank You for the link -- it's
like following breadcrumbs but the knowledge does accumulate. Thanks
again. Thankfuly this is nothing earth shattering but it does does put
a fire under me to seek the 'know how'. I'll keep you posted.

If the economy of The Soviet Union collapses overnight -- it wasn't me!

:



:

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to
remove a program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the
Control Panel. I think I did it once long ago but have forgotten
the procedure. Can anyone help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down
to enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Guest]

Best thing to do is to visit the website of the program you want to get rid
of, and search for "manual uninstall". If there's a way to get rid of it,
they should have it on the website -- otherwise you can contact their tech
support.

Best Wishes,
Kurosh

The ccleaner is a dandy little tool but it didn't fix the problem.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
Try this tool to delete the applications:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
nass

No, that wasn't it -- whatever it was the tech talked me through before it
led me directly to a brach of files names which I could check or uncheck -
once unchecked it was deleted.

It wasn't writing a Cmd.
Let me go back to the link and read up on that.
I thought I had the correct path from a former seacrh I did when my computer
could FIND the program - it seems it took it partially off - but I cannot
install a newer version until I get the old version off completely. Thank
you again.

Still got running water and lights in Russia I hope.

:

GREAT ANSWER and even more important Thank You for the link -- it's like
following breadcrumbs but the knowledge does accumulate. Thanks again.
Thankfuly this is nothing earth shattering but it does does put a fire under
me to seek the 'know how'. I'll keep you posted.

If the economy of The Soviet Union collapses overnight -- it wasn't me!

:



:

How do you use the 'Run' feature in the START menu in order to remove a
program that does NOT show up in the ADD/REMOVE list on the Control Panel. I
think I did it once long ago but have forgotten the procedure. Can anyone
help? Thanks

Hi,
Do you mean the Del command?.
If so, try this:
You need to know the exact path of the application and write it down to
enter it in the Del command.
Open a run command and type in:
CMD.exe click [OK]
there on the command prompt type:
del c:\application
or del C:\Program Files\the application here

Del (erase)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/del.mspx?mfr=true
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk