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Hi-Why is it that when I uninstall certain programs-especially antivirus
programs-that when I try to remove all remnants from the registry there are certain entries,"DeviceDesc", Legacy..., etc. that I'm not allowed to remove? -- Thanks-Alan |
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I found that RegSupreme keeps my Registry in good order.
-- Jack "odeek9" wrote: > Hi-Why is it that when I uninstall certain programs-especially antivirus > programs-that when I try to remove all remnants from the registry there are > certain entries,"DeviceDesc", Legacy..., etc. that I'm not allowed to remove? > -- > Thanks-Alan |
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odeek9 wrote:
> Hi-Why is it that when I uninstall certain programs-especially > antivirus programs-that when I try to remove all remnants from the > registry there are certain entries,"DeviceDesc", Legacy..., etc. that > I'm not allowed to remove? Because the uninstaller is badly coded. You can right-click on the registry key to change permissions to remove it. Malke -- MS-MVP Windows User/Shell Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic" |
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