Intended For Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95

• Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
• Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall, and remove any unwanted keys under "Uninstall."

• Note: This setting can also be changed with TweakUI.

Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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• [Windows 2000] Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs' (CP: Tuesday, January 8, 2002)
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