When executed from the Add/Remove Programs applet found in the Control Panel, the install program for a Windows 95 application will store instructions for removing that application from the system. Windows 95 shows a list of the programs that can be removed by Windows 95 in the Install/Uninstall box of the Add/Remove Programs applet of Control Panel. If you choose to remove the application, then will be deleted from your hard disk and its name will be deleted from the program list. However, if you have deleted a program manually by deleting the files and/or directory from your hard drive without going through the Add/Remove applet, then Windows 95 can no longer delete those programs automatically and these programs will remain in the list.
The programs can be deleted from the list by directly editing the Registry. Editing the Registry should be done only by experienced users and with extreme care and the Registry should always be exported or backed up before any changes are made.
1. Start the REGEDIT.EXE program.
2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall
3. A list of the programs that Windows 95 assumes it can uninstall is shown.
4. Highlight the folder of the program you want to remove from the Add/Remove list and press the DELETE button.