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Windows 98 - Remove Program

It has been a while since I have worked with Windows 98 so I pose this question. I need to remove a program that is not in the add/remove programs. If I remember correctly, you have to delete the directory, remove from the start menu, and remove as many remnants as possible from the registry. Is that correct?

Are there any particulars on the above method that I left out?

Are there any programs out there that one could get to do this for them? However, I really don't want to spend any money.

Thanks!
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>>> "Are there any programs out there ... I really don't want to spend any money". <<<
Neither do I, hence my acquired knowledge of where to look :-)

Actually, here's an odd thing.  Some programs require that you still have the original "Source" files in the same place for an uninstallation process to be performed.  One example that I see on my system is a utility named "Multi Rename" that I installed a while ago. The "UninstallString" is shown in the registry as the original setup file (MRSETUP.EXE) with the path pointing to the folder on my CD-Rom Drive from which I installed it.

Another thing that I discovered was on an old Compaq computer that came preinstalled with Windows 98se, MS Works 2000, and a lot of other programs and applications.  The user's "Recovery CD" was scratched and he wanted to uninstall Microsoft Works Suite and install Microsoft Office 2000 because he needed some of the applications from MS Office (that aren't installed by Works) for a college course.

Although listed in Add/Remove Programs, trying to uninstall MS Works kept calling for the file "wks2000.MSI".  Presumably this was all packaged up on the Recovery CD, so the process failed.  I identified the original setup file as a randomly named (numeric name) *.MSI file in the folder C:\Windows\Installer, and was able to uninstall MS Works by copying that file to the root of the C: Drive, renaming it as "wks2000.msi", and then running the command:
msiexec /x c:\wks2000.msi

Just some other useful (or useless, as the case may be) info for you.

Bill
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Thank you, tmcghee