m0t

I was too lazy to take a screenshot on one of the computers that have the problem, I took the first screenshoot I found on Google Image. I never use CCleaner in a usual repair. I was just curious to see if CCleaner would be able to see the programs. Revo Uninstaller Free edition doesn't.

Hello, I repair computers and lately I saw a few computers, all running on Windows 7, with missing programs in "Programs and Features" : The programs that are missing in "Programs and Features" could be viewed in the Uninstall function of CCleaner : To clean the computers, and get rid of all the crapware installed, I used Combofix, AdwCleaner and did a full scan with Kaspersky. When I saw that the missing programs didn't reappear, I did a "sfc /scannow", used Tweaking Windows Repair and did, in last resort, a Windows repair using a Windows 7 DVD and choosing "Upgrade" : The programs didn't reappear even after all of this. I know that programs can disappear in "Programs and Features" if the DisplayName value, in the registry, is more then 64 characters long : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall The thing is that the entries of the installed programs missing in "Programs and Features" are not in the above paths. How can CCleaner see those programs ? Do you have any ideas ? Thanks, m0t