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How to remove defunct entries from Win XP Services list ?

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-remove-defunct-entries-from-win-xp-services-list.52684/

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VexByte Original post #1
Mar 18, 2007 at 5:16 AM
Some programs leave their presence in the Win XP Services list even after their removal. So is there any method/registry hacks to remove the old defunct entries of the un-installed applications ? :confused:
Vishal Gupta
Mar 18, 2007 at 8:47 PM
Open regedit and goto:

Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

Now under this key, u'll get several other keys for each service. Here u can delete the desired key. :)
sumeetindia
Mar 18, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Click start -> run -> type "services.msc"
Stop the unwanted services
Here's a guide
*www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
Vishal Gupta
Mar 18, 2007 at 11:09 PM
^^ He doesnt want to enable/disable services, he wants to remove service entries from the list. ;)
And for disabling unwanted services, I also wrote a tut here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15827