Hello,
I deleted Google Chrome off my machine some time ago but I notice that it's still listed over to the left under the Cleaner button under the Applications Tab with all it's associated check boxes.
The software is no longer on my machine yet CCleaner still detects it as still being there. How do I get rid of it so that it doesn't appear in the menu?
Thanks
For chrome look for and remove any and all of the following from your machine
Detect=HKCU\Software\Chromium DetectFile=%localappdata%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile2=%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile3=%localappdata%\Flock\Application\flock.exe DetectFile4=%ProgramFiles%\Flock\Application\flock.exe DetectFile5=%localappdata%\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile6=%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile7=%localappdata%\SRWare Iron\iron.exe DetectFile8=%ProgramFiles%\SRWare Iron\iron.exe DetectFile9=%ProgramFiles%\Chromium\chrome.exe DetectFile10=%localappdata%\Chromium\chrome.exe DetectFile11=%ProgramFiles%\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile12=%localappdata%\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile13=%AppData%\ChromePlus\chrome.exe DetectFile14=%localappdata%\RockMelt\Application\rockmelt.exe DetectFile15=%ProgramFiles%\RockMelt\Application\rockmelt.exe DetectFile16=%LocalAppData%\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe DetectFile17=%ProgramFiles%\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe
for anyother program get winapp.ini (by running
"C:\program files\ccleaner\ccleaner.exe" /export
with the quotes (replace c:\program files\ccleaner\ with whereever your ccleaner is installed/located
look through that file for any other programs you are detecting that are no longer installed and remove (from your computer) the files and/or regkeys listed for detect.
For chrome look for and remove any and all of the following from your machine
Detect=HKCU\Software\Chromium DetectFile=%localappdata%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile2=%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile3=%localappdata%\Flock\Application\flock.exe DetectFile4=%ProgramFiles%\Flock\Application\flock.exe DetectFile5=%localappdata%\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile6=%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile7=%localappdata%\SRWare Iron\iron.exe DetectFile8=%ProgramFiles%\SRWare Iron\iron.exe DetectFile9=%ProgramFiles%\Chromium\chrome.exe DetectFile10=%localappdata%\Chromium\chrome.exe DetectFile11=%ProgramFiles%\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile12=%localappdata%\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe DetectFile13=%AppData%\ChromePlus\chrome.exe DetectFile14=%localappdata%\RockMelt\Application\rockmelt.exe DetectFile15=%ProgramFiles%\RockMelt\Application\rockmelt.exe DetectFile16=%LocalAppData%\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe DetectFile17=%ProgramFiles%\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe
Sorry, I'm not quite understanding you.
You mean I need to go into the registry and look for every instance of Chrome?
for anyother program get winapp.ini (by running
"C:\program files\ccleaner\ccleaner.exe" /export
with the quotes (replace c:\program files\ccleaner\ with whereever your ccleaner is installed/located
look through that file for any other programs you are detecting that are no longer installed and remove (from your computer) the files and/or regkeys listed for detect.
Sorry, not sure what you mean here, either.
CCleaner works on a detect and remove method. This list above is what ccleaner is looking for in order to see if a user has chrome installed. Chrome, though you uninstalled it, left behind something. That thing is one (or more) of the items listed in the list. In your case the issue is probably The second and/or third entries in that list.
For anyother program that you don't have but show on ccleaner you will need to run the above export command and find the software in the resulting file. Or list the other softwares in this thread and I'll find the dectect file and/or reg key.
If it's any help, I had the same issue some time back, and it was fixed by removing one registry key:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Chromium"
Start\Run\Type "regedit" (no quotes)\OK
Navigate to the above entry and then right click it and select delete. Worked for me.