How to remove a program from the add/remove program list

bloodoath6136 · 05-03-2008, 08:36 AM

Not like uninstall it, but make it so it doesn't show up there. Is it possible?

TFT · 05-03-2008, 09:28 AM

It is possible, run regedit and navigate to this key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall

When you click in the left window pane on what looks like garbled letters/numbers the right pane will show a value (DisplayName) amongst others, to the right of this is what is held in the "Add/Remove" window. Simply delete that key.

WARNING - If your'e not happy altering keys in Regedit then DON'T, you can make your computer unusable, also it could make it awkward to uninstall in the future if it hasn't it's own uninstall feature.

bloodoath6136 · 05-03-2008, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TFT

It is possible, run regedit and navigate to this key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall

When you click in the left window pane on what looks like garbled letters/numbers the right pane will show a value (DisplayName) amongst others, to the right of this is what is held in the "Add/Remove" window. Simply delete that key.

WARNING - If your'e not happy altering keys in Regedit then DON'T, you can make your computer unusable, also it could make it awkward to uninstall in the future if it hasn't it's own uninstall feature.

is this a pernament fix? and would it be easy for the owner to figure out i made these changes?

TFT · 05-03-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bloodoath6136

is this a pernament fix? and would it be easy for the owner to figure out i made these changes?

If you save (export) the registry first then you can always import it again to how things were before.

Now your'e worrying me as you just said "YOU ARE NOT THE OWNER". Can't reply on this again.

05-03-2008, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
bloodoath6136 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	How to remove a program from the add/remove program list Not like uninstall it, but make it so it doesn't show up there. Is it possible?

05-03-2008, 09:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
TFT Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,082	It is possible, run regedit and navigate to this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall When you click in the left window pane on what looks like garbled letters/numbers the right pane will show a value (DisplayName) amongst others, to the right of this is what is held in the "Add/Remove" window. Simply delete that key. WARNING - If your'e not happy altering keys in Regedit then DON'T, you can make your computer unusable, also it could make it awkward to uninstall in the future if it hasn't it's own uninstall feature. __________________ Operator: Dave Operating System: XP Professional SP2 Processor: Intel E6750 Core Duo@3.20GHz Graphics: Nvidia 8500GT C: Drive 500GB D: Drive 250GB Memory: 2GB

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