How to remove entries from Add/remove when not accepted

Emile · Jan 14, 2005, 02:45 PM

Hello,
In my add/remove window I see 2 entries

BUT when I request to remove these entries I receive an error popup :
"error : Could not load initialization file" .
These programs have been removed since .....

What do I need to do to remove these entries and all data related in the registry?
Win XP Pro SP2
Thanks in advance.

Emile · Jan 14, 2005, 05:06 PM

It's solved .
Thanks to
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/400

PangingJr · Jan 14, 2005, 05:29 PM

glad you found the answer and happy with that.

i was not sure that the programs have already been removed from your system ?
the error message that you mentioned make it sound like it has not yet been removed.. or files were not completely removed.. not sure.

get rid of the invalid/orphaned entries in the Add/Remove applet is one thing, remove all the files and registry
entries used by the program are another.

to get rid of the orphaned entries in the Add/Remove applet is easy -> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AddRemove.htm

but, to manually remove all the files and registry entries used by the program is not easy,
sometimes easy, and this depends on how the program has been written for and other things,...

reinstall the program then uninstall using the Add/Remove sometimes helps you to completely/correctly uninstall the program. in some cases, if you want to remove the program manually you may need to get an info from the owner of the program to completely remove its files/registry entries..

Jan 14, 2005, 02:45 PM	#1
Emile HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Brussels Belgium Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	How to remove entries from Add/remove when not accepted Hello, In my add/remove window I see 2 entries BUT when I request to remove these entries I receive an error popup : "error : Could not load initialization file" . These programs have been removed since ..... What do I need to do to remove these entries and all data related in the registry? Win XP Pro SP2 Thanks in advance. __________________ Emile EBBR Brussels Belgium Asus P4s800d-X P4 HT 3Ghz 2 Gb ram, 1/ AGP GF 7800 GS with 2 monitors attached res 1152x854x32, 2/ PCI GF FX6200 1 monitor res 1152x854x32, 2 x 120 Gb, eSata 400Gb, 160 Gb external via USB, Dual Boot XP Pro SP2 DX 9c , Vista Home Driver XG 169.28

Jan 14, 2005, 05:06 PM	Thread Starter #2
Emile HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Brussels Belgium Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Solved It's solved . Thanks to http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/400 __________________ Emile EBBR Brussels Belgium Asus P4s800d-X P4 HT 3Ghz 2 Gb ram, 1/ AGP GF 7800 GS with 2 monitors attached res 1152x854x32, 2/ PCI GF FX6200 1 monitor res 1152x854x32, 2 x 120 Gb, eSata 400Gb, 160 Gb external via USB, Dual Boot XP Pro SP2 DX 9c , Vista Home Driver XG 169.28

Jan 14, 2005, 05:29 PM	#3
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	glad you found the answer and happy with that. i was not sure that the programs have already been removed from your system ? the error message that you mentioned make it sound like it has not yet been removed.. or files were not completely removed.. not sure. get rid of the invalid/orphaned entries in the Add/Remove applet is one thing, remove all the files and registry entries used by the program are another. to get rid of the orphaned entries in the Add/Remove applet is easy -> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AddRemove.htm but, to manually remove all the files and registry entries used by the program is not easy, sometimes easy, and this depends on how the program has been written for and other things,... reinstall the program then uninstall using the Add/Remove sometimes helps you to completely/correctly uninstall the program. in some cases, if you want to remove the program manually you may need to get an info from the owner of the program to completely remove its files/registry entries..