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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 06:51 PM
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2. As posted above, if the programs are not actually installed
then you can just delete the folders on D: that contain the programs/files you want to delete.

If you want to be extra sure, find the .exe for the program in question on the D: drive and click on it. Does the program start or does it ask if you want to install it? If it asks, then that means it is not already installed. If it starts then look around in the same folder where that .exe was to see if there are any "uninstall" programs or notes or anything that might tell you something about the installation and where files might go. Some programs will just execute from the .exe without needing to be installed. They can be safely deleted if you no longer want them.

After you delete whatever you're going to, make sure the Restore function is on and backup your system and then use a program like CCleaner to get rid of any leftover remnants that might have been in the registry and elsewhere.
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