I thought i got rid of that?

hi i was messing around with my computer earlyer and i right clicked on the task bar (the thing with the clock on i mean) > clicked properties > then customise...

i and saw a huge list of things i had on my pc and what i still currently have on!

so does anyone know a way of getting rid of things i dont have on anymore? plus if info like that is stored on my pc is there a way i can totally wipe softweare?

any more questions if i didnt make this clear just ask!!

thanks UKARMYCADET

 

I can't see a way of getting rid of things you don't have anymore.Let's know if you manage it !!

Do you mean you want to uninstall programs.

If so you want to right click on "start",click on "Control Panel",look on the top row for "Add or remove programs or Windows components".Click on this and you will be presented with a list of the programs you can get rid of.

HTH Dude.

 

Remove invalid entries in Add/Remove Programs

Sometimes when you uninstall a program, corresponding Add/Remove entry may not be removed. This may be due to incomplete uninstallation or the poorly designed uninstaller itself. To remove the invalid/orphaned entries from the Add/Remove applet manually.

* Start Regedit.exe and locate the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall

* Backup the branch to a file. See Method 2
* Locate the corresponding software entry from the list and delete it
* Close Registry Editor

There are some {GUID} sub-keys under the Uninstall key. Now what?

Under Uninstall you may see some {GUIDs}. Each {GUID} represents a software product that you've installed. Under the above key, click each {GUID} entry and verify the DisplayName shown in the right-pane. Once you locate the item that you want to remove from Add/Remove Programs, backup the entry to a REG file and then delete the key. BTW, the DisplayName string is reflected in the Add/Remove Programs applet.

Example: PC Inspector File Recovery has the GUID {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2}

Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ {0DD140D3-9563-481E-AA75-BA457CBDAEF2}]

"DisplayName"="PC Inspector File Recovery"

Orphaned entries are those whose uninstallers are not available [but the registry entry might point to the actual uninstaller file]. You may also see errors like "missing install.log or uninstall.log" while trying to uninstall from Add/Remove Programs. The install.log / uninstall.log contains the uninstallation information about a program. When you remove a program from Add/Remove Programs, the log files come into play and remove the corresponding software entries from the registry and the files in the hard disk.

If the LOG files are missing, you may need to reinstall the application again (in the same path) and then try a clean uninstall again. In some cases, the application might be removed, but the entries may still exist in the Add/Remove Programs list. Orphaned entries are usually a result of a system restore rollback operation. Use the above method to remove the Uninstall entries.

Still unable to remove an entry?

If the program uses Windows Installer package, try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove the installer information for that program, and also the corresponding Add/Remove programs entry.

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

 

hi again both of the reply's were very usefull but that wasnt my problem. i am sorry i should have been more specific. here are some images to show you what i mean...
step 1

then i do

STEP 2

and when i click customise a big list of previously installed programmes comes up and i want to know how to get rid of things on that list. and if there might be traces anywhere elce on my pc..

 

how do i backup my registry? sorry for all the questions.

 

lol, i had to figure out what the heck you were talking about!! you have hide inactive icons checked. that's when the little arrow is there. anyway, hopefully they have pointed you the right way to remove them? i have a couple of screen shots below. - g/l sos

 

thanks for the replys havent had time to try them halo i have to go to the cadets!! but what you have said is what i meant. thanks. btw what is a task manager?

UKARMYCADET

 

thank you halo it worked... i am now going to open a new foroum about the registary because i know you can change create and delete things you cannot it windows and i would like to know more about it. and before you say it i do know it is dangerous but i probably wont do most of the things i just want to know more...

thanks for the help UKARMYCADET

 

thanks im just writing the other now