How to Manually Uninstall Encarta 2001

Some time you are unable to remove any program from computer, and you need to Technical support for Troubleshoot this problems. In this post i am going to to discuss how to remove Encarta 2001 from your computer.

When you attempt to uninstall Encarta 2001 by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, Encarta 2001 may not be completely uninstalled.

If Encarta 2001 is not completely uninstalled, use the following methods to manually delete all of the Encarta folders and registry entries.

NOTE: The Encarta Language Learning programs use many of the same folders and registry entries as Encarta 2001. Therefore, after you complete the methods in this article, you may need to reinstall the Encarta Language Learning programs.

Delete the Encarta Folders

Delete the following Encarta folders:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Information Retrieval
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Reference 2001
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Reference Titles
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Encarta
All of the Encarta folders that are contained in the following folder:
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.

Delete the Encarta Registry Entries
Delete the following Encarta registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Reference
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Reference
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ReferenceTitles
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Reference

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