On my PC, which is 64-bit Windows 7, under control panel, programs and features, I can see programs only installed under ProgramFiles directory and not programs installed under ProgramFiles(x86).
How can see these programs so that I can uninstall programs from this directory?
Windows – How to see programs installed in ProgramFiles(x86) directory in Control Panel on Windows 7
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Every application in Windows may have upto three options in 'Programs and Features' section; ie uninstall, change or repair.
Uninstall means to remove the application from the OS.
Change means to add or remove certain features or components from the application.
Repair means to verify if the application is installed correctly and if not, fix any issues with an incorrect installation.
(Remove Only) applications can only be uninstalled. The change and repair options will not be available.
The below image is for reference showing all the three available options.
It depends on how the program is detecting that it is already installed.
The programs showing in the Programs and Features list are generated from the registry keys under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
The program may be looking elsewhere in the registry, or looking for a file on disk, in order to determine if it is already installed.
You can use Process Monitor (ProcMon) from Sysinternals to see which files and reg keys it is poking at when it refuses to cooperate with you.
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Best Answer
Follow the usual procedure for choosing which program to use. Select "Browse" and navigate to c\program files Now click the "Previous locations" button at the end of the line. Highlight "Program files " then add (x86) to the name. Enter , and you should see all the required program files. Select the one you want to use.