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Uninstall Hidden Programs in Windows 7

by tomg35 Dec 23, 2009 2:57AM PST

Hi

I want to uninstall a program off my laptop. It's not showing up in the uninstall programs list so I presume it's hidden for some reason (The program is First Class - according to the applications website the removal route is through add & remove programs).

I know in XP there is an file which shows all installed programs and some have the word hidden at the beggining of the file name, which keeps the program name out of add & remove - I presume the same is true of Windows 7?

Can anyone tell how to "unhide" the program please.

Thanks

Tom

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other routes to uninstall a program
by TaraS_WinTeam Dec 23, 2009 5:28AM PST
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Have You Seen This?
by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Dec 23, 2009 7:48AM PST
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Thank you
by tomg35 Dec 23, 2009 4:13PM PST

Hi Tara/Grif

Thanks for your replies.

I'll try deleting the folder as per First Classes support - The only thing is that I'm using version 10 which their site suggests should show up in add/remove programs.

Merry Christmas
Tom

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Fixed
by tomg35 Dec 24, 2009 1:07AM PST

Hi

I've deleted the folder and all is fixed.

Thanks again for your help.

Tom

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Glad it worked!
by TaraS_WinTeam Dec 24, 2009 2:33AM PST

Happy you were able to uninstall the program.

Cheers,
Tara

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glad it worked
by pak_guru Jan 5, 2013 6:15AM PST

thanks a lot

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