There have been many times when we have all uninstalled programs from our computers. This means completely removing them from our machines, or so we think. One point to note is that not all uninstallations completely remove a program and its related directory or directories and files. You know this is the case especially when after completing the process, you get a message stating that not all componenets were successfully removed. There is a button called “Details” that is active and when you click on it, you are shown what was not successfully removed from the computer. What one needs to do at that time is take action.

Here is what you need to do. Based on what the message says, locate the remaining files and directories and manually delete them. This means opening up My Computer or Windows Explorer and browsing to the folders and perform the delete process of both files and folder. In addition, some programs tend to leave some stuff in your registry. Open Registry Editor (Start then Run and type “regedit” and then click OK), click on Edit and select Find. Type the name of the program you are looking for and then click Find Next. For example, if you deleted a program called Nexus, type “nexus” as the search term. Anywhere instances of this word (or whatever word it is you are searching for) occurs, right-click on it and select Delete and then Yes. Then press F3 to find more occurences. When the task has been completed, Registry Editor will let you know.