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Add/remove program or Uninstall log files of Windows XP


When a software is uninstalled using the uninstaller that comes with it or using
"Add/Remove Programs" from Control Panel, which are the logfiles which log
down the uninstallation ? (ie indicating date/time of uninstallation & who did it)?

Pls provide the exact logfile name(s) & the folder(s) it's located
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Can you provide an example, say I'm uninstalling MS Office 2003, what is its logfile
name & in which folder it's located?
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I just used "Add/Remove Programs" to uninstall "FIle Scavenger" & the following
logs are today's date.  Any chance one of them would have logged down the
uninstallation:

10/24/2011  09:24 AM               120 asl.092416_24Oct11.log
10/24/2011  11:59 AM            66,843 updater.log
10/24/2011  11:59 AM            47,364 aumLib.log
10/24/2011  01:30 PM             1,589 WCESCOMM.LOG
10/24/2011  01:30 PM           964,339 WCESLog.log
10/24/2011  01:46 PM         1,025,888 WCESMgr.log
10/24/2011  01:08 PM           635,472 eps.log
10/24/2011  09:16 AM           159,397 EPSDriver.log
10/24/2011  09:16 AM             2,495 SMax.log
10/24/2011  01:41 PM         1,196,184 ssapi.log
10/24/2011  01:41 PM            36,723 Conn_20111024.log
10/24/2011  09:08 AM           766,294 engine.log
10/24/2011  09:17 AM           425,253 rr.log
10/24/2011  09:08 AM                 0 0.log
10/24/2011  09:07 AM               159 wiadebug.log
10/24/2011  09:07 AM                50 wiaservc.log
10/24/2011  01:43 PM         1,628,672 WindowsUpdate.log
10/24/2011  09:07 AM                 0 PASSWD.LOG
10/24/2011  12:52 PM            42,690 userenv.log
10/24/2011  09:07 AM           833,004 tvDebug.log
10/24/2011  01:04 PM           589,382 ReportingEvents.log
10/24/2011  01:47 PM           131,072 edb.log
10/24/2011  11:53 AM         2,114,688 TPAPSLOG.LOG
10/24/2011  11:37 AM           798,336 TPHDLOG0.LOG
10/24/2011  09:07 AM            11,034 FrameWork.log
10/24/2011  01:48 PM            18,952 wbemcore.log
10/24/2011  09:17 AM             7,764 wbemess.log
10/24/2011  09:11 AM            23,281 wmiprov.log
10/24/2011  01:00 PM             1,812 MSI631dc.LOG
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> also :  http://forum.codecall.net/c-c/20055-log-when-programs-installed-uninstalled.html
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
 
> There will be a series of entries like {C048FF98-29A3-8F10-19EA840218C2}. For each of these
> entries, you can read the subkey DisplayName

So the above entries only give an indication that a program was previously there &
was uninstalled but not the actual logs/date of when it was uninstalled?  These entries
will remain there permanently or they can be removed?
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ok