How to remove program's listing from Add/Remove Programs

[Udaya Maurya]

OS: Win XP SP2

PROBLEM: I want to remove a program's listing in Add/Remove Program (Control Panel), i.e. I don't want it to show itself in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box.
How to make it possible?

PROGRAMS: e.g. utorrent, bittorrent, bitcomet, etc.

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Window\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Under this key, you'll get several other keys. Each key represents a software entry which you see in Add/Remove programs list. So delete any key which you want to not show in the list.

 

[aadipa]

And if you want to play safe without going to registry, use CCleaner.

 

[Udaya Maurya]

Thanks to both of you, although I didn't find the entry of utorrent there. But it's still OK.

 

[rameeze]

Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Window\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Under this key, you'll get several other keys. Each key represents a software entry which you see in Add/Remove programs list. So delete any key which you want to not show in the list.

Thanx but how to bring it again in list

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ You can take the key backup before deleting it, so that you can restore it in future. Backup can be taken by using "File -> Export" command.

 

[Cool Buddy]

Thanks to both of you, although I didn't find the entry of utorrent there. But it's still OK.

uTorrent is not installed on your PC, it runs straight off the exe. so u wont find the entry in add/remove programs. if u want to remove it, just delete the exe file.