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by foot5001

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Is there a registry cleaning program that will allow the user to enter the paramaters to search and remove? For example: Typing in AOL. The program would remove any links that were not valid. Reason: I've used several registry cleaner programs and no single program can clean the registry properly. If anyone has tried to remove AOL for example, just uninstalling the program is the start if more than one update has been loaded. It took 2 and a half hours to remove the total program, this is after using two registry cleaner programs, and deleting AOL residual files from Program and Common files.
I would apprecieate any help you can provide.
Sincerely,
Phil Chernoff
foot5001@sbcglobal.net

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by hal 9000

Sorry Mate but not any that I know of. AOL is a problem to remove at the best of times and is almost impossible to totally remove short of performing a clean install on a blank HDD.

Your problem is that while there are files for AOL in the System Files & Shared Components no Registry Cleaner will remove these links as to the Cleaner they appear to be active and should be there.

I haven't seen a single Registry Cleaner that is capable of doing what you are asking for as that would defeat the purpose of having a Registry Cleaner if you only scanned for one item at a time.

Col

by hal 9000

I meant to add this link for removing AOL

http://tinyurl.com/bp7mq

It is about the best and easiest option available though it will not completely remove everything AOL it will at least get rid of the worst of it.

by gtwalling

You may want to try Revo Uninstaller.
http://www.revouninstaller.com
It uses the Windows Uninstaller then check the registry and hard drive for left over entries and files. It will display a window for you to select what to delete from both.

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