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Cannot get uninstalled software to stop showing in SCCM query

I cannot get an uninstalled program to stop showing in SCCM query. I've:
Uninstalled it.
Run a script to remove the registry settings
Deleted the program folder.
Run Hardware and Software Inventory Cycles

The program is still showing up in my query against the program name.

I need to remove this from the SCCM report ASAP because of an audit. (It was accidentally added to one of the gold images, even though it's not been used in 10 years.)

Adam Leinss

What does your query look like?

sy witt

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select distinct SMS_G_System_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ProductName, SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ProductVersion, SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.UninstallString from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE on SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId inner join SMS_G_System_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ProductName like "%ProductQueried%"

Adam Leinss

If you take one of the computers coming up, can you do a search for that name under

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

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sy witt

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Thanks Adam.

I've cleared both of those registry keys with a script (and many others). The trouble is that the SCCM database isn't removing them from inventory.

In other words- If I query the registry, the uninstall string isn't there. If I run the SCCM query it is.

It's a head-scratcher.

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sy witt

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Although helped, didn't solve problem.