Add/Remove Program still shows entry after uninstall ?

This is one of the common problem which I used to face in college times. Some of the software used to still have the entry in Add / Remove section of windows XP even if I have used the un-installer to remove the application or program. Here is a quick solution to remove them from Add / Remove Section

Type regedit in your run dialog box [Win Key + R]
Now look for the this string HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall.
If the software name is still here which you removed already, delete it from here.
This will delete it’s entry from the windows ADD/ Remove Section

This should work on Windows Vista as well though I have not tested it yet. I will update here If I do.

TIP: Always use Add/Remove utility of Windows XP.Vista to remove program.

About The Author of this article:
Ashish is one of the co-author of this blog and writes on various interesting softwares, PC tips and more. You can read more of his articles here.

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Haris, November 24, 2007:

Nice tip. Could come in handy anytime Thanks
Brown Baron, November 25, 2007:

Another great tip buddy. Stumbled
Ashish Mohta, November 25, 2007:

@Thanks buddy enjoyed your last posts too.
Rob O., November 25, 2007:

Great tip! I use CCleaner for just this sort of cleanup. It also does a great job of rooting out orphaned & temp files and stray Registry junk.
Ashish Mohta, November 25, 2007:

@Rob: Hi, Yes Definetly CCleaner is an awesome program. We us it in our office also to clean up registry as its done here.

Thanks for your comment and Welcome to Technospot.Net
Manav, November 25, 2007:

ahaa…so here comes d pill for d chronic illness,
thanx ashish!!!!!
Ashish Mohta, November 25, 2007:

@Manav: hahah that was a nice one. Thanks for the comments bro
Keith Dsouza, November 28, 2007:

I had this problem earlier but used a software to delete the entries never knew about the registry hacks