Remove orphan files in XPpro???

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Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is there
a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.

Thanks for any information.

 

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Hi,

No, it doesn't. You can manually delete leftover folders. I know there are
cleanup utilities out there that remove orphaned folders and supposedly
unused registry entries, but I wouldn't trust them - many delete needed
entries as well as unneeded ones.

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"Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jVpve.33443$DC2.8888@okepread01...
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> Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
> over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is
> there a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
>

 

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Have you tried "Disk Clean up" that comes with windows?
"Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jVpve.33443$DC2.8888@okepread01...
>
> Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
> over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is
> there a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
>