Windows XP - Uninstalling a Program

This document provides instructions on how to uninstall a program in Windows XP.

Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista
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NOTE: Windows 95/98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista are no longer supported by the Help Desk. We can only provide best effort support. If we are unable to resolve your Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista issue, you may be able to find help in Microsoft's Knowledge Base.

These products are no longer actively supported by Microsoft. No further development will take place on these products and security updates are no longer issued. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to Windows 10 or 8.

  1. To begin, click on Start and then Control Panel.

    Start menu

  2. After the Control Panel windows opens, click on Add or Remove Programs.

    Control Panel

  3. A list of all installed programs will now appear. Choose the program you wish to uninstall, and then click the Remove button (it may also say Change/Remove) that appears next to the listing.

    Add/remove programs

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Keywords:windows xp uninstalling program un installing uninstall remove delete application win winxp   Doc ID:12038
Owner:Help Desk KB Team .Group:DoIT Help Desk
Created:2009-08-25 19:00 CDTUpdated:2020-08-13 18:22 CDT
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