Deleting Folders from Program folder

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I have got a few programs in the program folder that is in the C:\ that i
have uninstalled from the computer.

Is it safe to delete these folders?


Hope you can help me

Thanks

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If what you are writing is that you have uninstalled software using Control Panel/Add or
Remove Programs, and that folders for those programs remain (usually with a just a couple
of data files in them, or maybe empty), it would seem they were not clean uninstalls. It
is not unusual for an uninstall to leave some folders, Start menu items, and registry
strings/keys. If the above is the case, deleting the remaining folders for the
uninstalled software is safe.
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"Ongman" <Ongman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:508160BC-01B1-4B25-A1B2-63885F65C73D@microsoft.com...
> I have got a few programs in the program folder that is in the C:\ that i
> have uninstalled from the computer.
>
> Is it safe to delete these folders?
>
>
> Hope you can help me
>
> Thanks
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Ongman wrote:

> I have got a few programs in the program folder that is in the C:\ that i
> have uninstalled from the computer.
>
> Is it safe to delete these folders?
>
>
> Hope you can help me
>
> Thanks
>

To add to what others have said, if unsure, move them to another
location. If no programs complain after running for a few days, then
delete.

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