Remove orphan files in XPpro???
Ralph Hutchinson
07-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is there
a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
Thanks for any information.
Andrew Murray
07-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Have you tried "Disk Clean up" that comes with windows?
"Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
> over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is
> there a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
>
Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
07-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Hi,
No, it doesn't. You can manually delete leftover folders. I know there are
cleanup utilities out there that remove orphaned folders and supposedly
unused registry entries, but I wouldn't trust them - many delete needed
entries as well as unneeded ones.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files left
> over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that, is
> there a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
>
Ralph Hutchinson
07-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Thanks Guys! I have run disc cleanup but I know it don't get nearly all of
them.
I just thought perhaps there was a utility out there somewhere that would do
it with some reliability. I am amazed sometimes by the utilities that you
folks come up with sometimes to do little tasks and thought I would ask.
Thanks again.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> No, it doesn't. You can manually delete leftover folders. I know there are
> cleanup utilities out there that remove orphaned folders and supposedly
> unused registry entries, but I wouldn't trust them - many delete needed
> entries as well as unneeded ones.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:jVpve.33443$DC2.8888@okepread01...
>>
>> Does XP-pro have a system utility that will remove all orphaned files
>> left over from installed software that has been removed? Lacking that,
>> is there a utility program that will do that job with any reliability.
>>
>> Thanks for any information.
>>
>>
>
>
Remove orphan files in XPpro???