add/remove control panel

[Ebow]

I realize I should have used the control panel add/remove to remove programs I no longer wanted....but instead I either just deleted via explore or dragged to recycle. I have about 10 programs that show in the add/remove list when accessing via control panel that are not on my hard drive. I also cannot do an add/remove because I have deleted them. How do I remove the non-existant program from the add/remove list?? Thanks for any help.

 

[mainegeek]

Start,Run and type in regedit,
Navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Select what you want to remove and press delete.

 

[aldiboronti]

TweakUI will do this for you. Run it from the Control Panel, click the Add/Remove section, and then highlight any programs you want removed from the list.
If you don`t have TweakUI, download it from here:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

 

[Najoba]

If all else fails, reinstall the programs, then remove them by going to Add/remove Programs..this should solve the problem.

 

[Ebow]

Thanks to all. The "run" as well as Tweak both worked fine. The programs that seemed to still be there but were not were ones I had downloaded from the net and could not re-install and uninstall again..but thanks Najoba

 

[Ebow]

Back again with not the very same problem, but one related. I thought rather than a new post.....ask on my old one.

I downloade Tweak and was able to remove the programs listed in add/remove that really were not there...BUT while I did not notice it at the time.....add/remove no longer exists in the control panel, only in Tweak and when attempting to remove a program one gets a message something like " this will NOT uninstall the program only remove it from the list" a little searching allowed me to find the uninstall feature and actually uninstall the program. How does one get the add/remove feature back into the control panel??

Thanks Again.

 

[exodus300]

TweakUI does not uninstall programs, it only removes the program's entry in the Add/Remove Programs control panel.
To uninstall programs you must use Control Panel. [Thanks in advance|Hope I helped you]
Exodus300
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[Ebow]

Thanks...yes I understand that Tweak removes/removed from the list in add/remove.....but after downloading Tweak and running it from control panel I noticed that add/remove no longer exists in the control panel. How do I get it back ??

 

[BeenThereDoneThat]

ebow:

In C:\Windows there is a file called Control.ini
Open this in notepad and look for the header [don't load]
If you see a line under that like this 'Appwiz.cpl=no'
remove that line and choose File>Save
then restart your computer.

 

[Ebow]

Beentheredonethat That did the trick THANK YOU

 

[wolluf]

You can also do that from tweakui - one of tabs gives list of control panel options - ticked ones appear - suspect you inadvertently unticked the appwiz one.