Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

Question

Manuallyuninstalling programs

by Nov 11, 2013 6:50PM PST

Hi all,

I am new here and not sure if this is the right forum (if not can some kind soul tell me which forum I should use) I am doing some 'house cleaning and removing programs I no longer need/use and wonder if any one can give me a bit of advice.

I have 2 programs, Star Wars Chess and PLDS SmartPack Utility which do not appear in the add/remove program window. I would like to remove both of these. I have tried an internet and a Cnet search but have not be able to find a simple explanation of how to remove programs manually. Could anyone give me a 'complete idiots guide' on how to remove such programs?

My computer skills are not fantastic but I can follow instructions so any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Many thanks
Chieflx

Discussion is locked

3 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
Answer
Unusual that a program
by Nov 11, 2013 6:57PM PST
- Collapse -
Answer
Re: manually unistalling
by Forum moderator Nov 11, 2013 7:00PM PST

Sometimes there's an uninstall in the Start>Programs folder for this program. Then run that.

And sometimes there is nothing. Then simply delete the subfolder in Program Files. To be on the safe side, rename it first, reboot and see if anything goes wrong. If not, delete it to the recycle bin. If still no problems after a week it's safe to delete it from there also.

Kees

- Collapse -
Answer
The last thing after the above.
by Forum moderator Nov 11, 2013 11:25PM PST

I'm running into folk that are not Windows users. That is, a left over item in the start menu confounds them on how to remove. There are a few ways but the right click, delete still works there.
Bob

Back to Windows Legacy OS forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info