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Does a program change the registry?

  • 20-02-2009 5:46pm
    #1
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,008 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    When removing a program in windows, we all know know you have to go to add / remove control panel first as this cleans up the registry.

    However, some programs don't change the registry and can be deleted directly from the file system just as if they were normal files.

    My question is there anyway in windows to check if a program install has changed your registry and must be removed using the add / remove control panel.


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  • #2
    charlesD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭charlesD


    You could try searching the registry for the name of the program and the company that created it.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,438 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    not really unless you monitor the changes when it installs

    if you ever used ccleaner you'd see just how much crap is left behind after supposedly "clean" uninstalls

    files get copied to system folders / common file folders
    shortcuts get made
    other settings files are left behind too

    windows installer clean up tries to remove some of this crud, sometimes


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