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by ebla 1 view

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Dear TechRepublic: before I realized how Java installs updates, I got stuck two previous entries (icons) of old versions in the Control Panel. To get rid of them I need the corresponding unistall.isu files, which I do not have anymore and it is impossible for me to get. I did not manage by editing the Registry. Could you, please, help me to delete these elements from the Control Panel. Many thanks. Raul.

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by thechas

I assume that the Control Panel shortcuts no longer function.

If all you want to do, is to remove the shortcuts from the control panel menu;
Search your Windows folder (and sub-folders) for *.cpl (most of them will be in the windows\system32 folder)
Identify which .cpl files belong to the missing program, and delete them.
Verify that you deleted the correct items before removing them from the recycle bin.

Otherwise, you may need to re-install, and then uninstall the software.

Chas

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