Add/Remove Programs Information:
How to safely Add/Remove Programs from your PC!
Windows has a system built into it for uninstalling programs.
You can use this system, called Add/Remove Programs in Windows
95/98/ME/2000 and Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP to remove
programs from your computer.
You can also use this feature to see what programs are installed.
Note that not all the programs installed on your computer will
show up in this list. Check the hard drive on your computer
to get a full idea of what is actually installed. You should
avoid simply deleting folders off of your hard drive because
most programs will install themselves in several areas, so
simply removing the program's folder will not work.
Tips:
Its a good idea to make sure that you don't have other programs
running when you uninstall something to avoid any files that
need to be removed from being in use.
Running Defrag after you uninstall a program helps to keep your
Hard Drive running at its best.
Windows 2000/XP users, if you have problems uninstalling programs,
like File Errors, check that you have the user rights to add
and remove programs. Normally you'll need to be logged in with
Administrator rights.
Windows 95/98/ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 95/98/ME
Open My Computer.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Open Add/Remove Programs .
- Scroll through the list of installed programs and click on
the program you want to remove so that its highlighted.
- Click the Add/Remove button.
- Note: Different programs will have
different uninstall options beyond this point. Follow the
prompts on your screen to continue
uninstalling your selected program.
- Close the Add/Remove Programs window when you are done.
Windows 2000
- Open My Computer.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Open Add/Remove Programs.
- Scroll through the list of installed programs. and click on
the program you want to remove so that it is highlighted.
- Click the Change/Remove button.
- Note: Different programs will have different uninstall options
beyond this point. Follow the prompts on your screen to continue
uninstalling your selected program.
- Close the Add/Remove Programs window when you are done.
Windows XP
- Click Start.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Open Add or Remove Programs.
- Scroll through the list of installed programs. and click
on the program you want to remove so that it is highlighted.
- Click the Change/Remove button.
- Note: Different programs will have different uninstall options
beyond this point. Follow the prompts on your screen to continue
uninstalling your selected program.
- Close the Add/Remove Programs window when you are done.
*Note that anti-virus software can't remove
spyware, they can only deal with viruses and trojans
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