ohGrFreak
ID.10T
- Messages
- 1,657
- Location
- Midwest in tha houzze
I frequently have programs or games that either won't install or once I have uninstalled the program, the name is still stated in the add/remove programs list.
I sometimes delete the corresponding folder in the program files to uninstall the programs that won't uninstall, then when I go back into the add/remove programs, I ask to change or remove and it states that the program is no longer on the computer and asks to delete the icon/name in the list.
My problem right now, is that I system restored to a point in time that had a few games installed that I don't have now. The games of course didn't reinstall themselves, the icons and names just reappeared in the add/remove list, instead of getting an option to delete the name like usuall, uninstall shield actually starts and then fails. I have tried to reinstall the game, but the disc thinks the game is still installed and therefore blanks out the install field. I was hopefully thinking that if I install the game again, and do a full uninstall, that would get rid of the icon/name in the add/remove list.
I am thinking this may be a registry problem, because there are no files I can find that belong to the corresponding games (Doom3 and Colin McRae rally). But, my regcleaner has been (regsupreme pro) a trial and I cannot use it anymore.
So, how can I either get rid of the games that are on the add/remove list, or if it is a registry problem, what is the best free regcleaner you have tried?
Thanks,
Matthew
I sometimes delete the corresponding folder in the program files to uninstall the programs that won't uninstall, then when I go back into the add/remove programs, I ask to change or remove and it states that the program is no longer on the computer and asks to delete the icon/name in the list.
My problem right now, is that I system restored to a point in time that had a few games installed that I don't have now. The games of course didn't reinstall themselves, the icons and names just reappeared in the add/remove list, instead of getting an option to delete the name like usuall, uninstall shield actually starts and then fails. I have tried to reinstall the game, but the disc thinks the game is still installed and therefore blanks out the install field. I was hopefully thinking that if I install the game again, and do a full uninstall, that would get rid of the icon/name in the add/remove list.
I am thinking this may be a registry problem, because there are no files I can find that belong to the corresponding games (Doom3 and Colin McRae rally). But, my regcleaner has been (regsupreme pro) a trial and I cannot use it anymore.
So, how can I either get rid of the games that are on the add/remove list, or if it is a registry problem, what is the best free regcleaner you have tried?
Thanks,
Matthew