How to remove programs from your computer (Microsoft Windows XP)

Sometimes we download programs onto our computer and later find the program is not what we expected or no longer need the program. Today we are going to get that program off your computer once and for all.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Look to the bottom left of your computer screen. Go to the “Start” button on the taskbar and single-left click with your mouse.

2. Take a look at the items in your menu. To the right you will see a button that reads “Control Panel”; click that. If you are in the “Category View” – three links down on the left of the two colums you will see “Add or Remove Programs”; click that. If you are in the “Classic View” – it will be the third icon in the top row (going left to right).

3. 
    
   Remove Program Window

   Once you click “Add or Remove Programs”, another window will appear. Scroll through the programs until you find the program you would like to remove from your computer. Highlight the program with a single –left click of the mouse. Look to the right of the highlighted program; you will see a button that says “Change/Remove”; click it.

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   Finished removing program

   Every program is unistalled differently, so follow the directions carefully to remove the program. Once the program is removed – close out of the window.