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Unable to remove a program from Windows

In a case you can't uninstall a program from Windows, you may try the following suggestions.

1. Using Registry Editor
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your
own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the
"Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the
registry before you edit it.

Delete the appropriate key under the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

2. Use the TweakUI PowerToy
Use the TweakUI PowerToy to remove the program from the list of installed software. To do so, follow these steps:
1.   Click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel , and then double- click TweakUI .
2.   Click the Add\Remove tab, click the program that you want to remove, and then click Remove .
3.   Click OK , and then close Control Panel .

Related KB article.

141697          Error Message When Removing Program with Add/Remove Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;141697

Other ways to uninstall a program

Except to uninstall programs via Add/Remove Programs, we can use the following method to uninstall the programs.

#1 Find the program installation source to run the setup. And then it will list an option "Uninstall" or "Remove" to allow you to uninstall
the program.

#2 Via Windows Installer cleanup utility
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If the program was installed via Windows Installer, we can use this utility to uninstall the program.

1) Download and install the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/9/D/E9D80355-7AB4-45B8-80E8-983A48D5E1BD/msicuu2.exe

2# After you install the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, click Start menu-> All Programs-> Windows Install Clean Up.
3) Highlight the entry which you want to remove, and click Remove to remove it.

Related KB article:

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=290301

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