Viewing application entries in the registry

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Use the vendor's uninstall routine. If the uninstall went south then try
reinstalling to the same location or get in touch with the application
developer.

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"GRL" wrote:
| Is there an utility which includes the capability to view all the entries
of
| an installed application in the registry (WinXP Pro), so that one can
| uninstall manually more easily the application (it could help when
automatic
| uninstalling fails)?
| Thanks.
| Giovanni
|
|

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There really isn't a hard fast rule for where things get written to the
registry hence the suggestion to contact the developer.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"GRL" wrote:
| Thank you for your answer, but it's exactly what doesn't run many times,
so
| I'm looking, as I've said, for an utility.
| Giovanni

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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:21:40 +0100, "GRL" <giovrell@tin.it> wrote:

>Is there an utility which includes the capability to view all the entries of
>an installed application in the registry (WinXP Pro), so that one can
>uninstall manually more easily the application (it could help when automatic
>uninstalling fails)?

You can use an application that takes a snapshot of your registry
before and after the install, and then compares the two snapshots.

Your XP CD contains WinInstall, which is one such application. There
are others, and some can even stay resident and kick in whenever they
detect an install being launched. I can't remember any names off the
top of my head, though.

If the application is already installed, there is no way (other than
installing on a different computer) to know what changes it did to the
registry unless it is documented somewhere or perhaps logged to a file
somewhere.

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