Removing Programs HELP!

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    Nick

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    ok this is STRANGE i open up the Add/Remove programs window and it wont let me remove ANYTHING or change anything....my account is still a System Admin on our computer and the buttons are missing..just look

    EDIT: i also realized its not showing all the programs on the list

    http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h100/MarsReaper/nobuttons.jpg
     
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    Tomi

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    Try the remover in CCleaner. That might help.

    But a thought, that's likely a side-effect of your theme. ;)
     
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    Nick

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    its not my Theme i switched back to XP and it still didnt work....may i ask whats CCleaner lol
     
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    Tomi

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    www.ccleaner.com
    It has a few tools to clean up your computer, one of them being an add/remove program tool.
     
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    Nick

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    running C Cleaner and...its working but not all of my programs are showing up still..even in C cleaner
     
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    Tomi

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    Either those programs don't have uninstallers for them, so they don't show up in the add/remove programs list [have you checked their program files folder?], or there's something else wrong with your system that I can't think of right now.
     
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    Nick

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    yeah like My Halo games do have uninstallers and they were showing up fine a couple days ago..along with like World of Warcraft and other MISC programs...
     
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    And now they're not? Hmmm.

    I blame WoW. :lol:
    (I kid.)
     
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    Nick

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    well the ones that aren't showing up i can just manually delete their folder out of Program files..but idk how I'd get rid of their Registry files (if a uninstaller even gets those ?)
     
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    Highly unadvised but i think you can do it through START button -> run -> regedit.










    Then again, Im just a weakling trying to help.
     
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    Nick

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    yeah you CAN do that but id rather not
     
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    Tomi

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    I'd advise against touching the registry if you don't know what you're doing. Accidentally delete one vital thing, and you're fucked, usually.

    Nor would I delete just the /Program Files/ folder, as there's likely more to the application than that [registry, possible files in /Windows/, etc].

    Look for an installer off the application's website? *shrug* Or even reinstall the program...
     
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    Very good advice given by Tomi in that post :) I highly recommend not going into your registry and trying to fix the problem if you don't know what your doing, find someone who does.

    And also just deleting the Folder of the program in program files doesn't remove the files left behind in the windows folder like Tomi said. Those files will just become useless and make your computer full of left over junk files. I recommend CCleaner as well, I use it myself and It's very reliable most of the time. But I am surprised it don't pick up your program(s) uninstallers. :unsure:
     

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