

After running it, click on the large “Tools” tab in the left-hand navigation pane. To use CCleaner to purge your “Add or Remove Programs” list, simply download the application from the Piriform website here and run it. If, for whatever reason, it doesn’t work (software problems are what got most of us into this mess in the first place after all) you can follow up by manually editing your registry.

By all means, try the CCleaner method first, because it’s fast and pretty much foolproof. Regardless of what created the phantom entry, it is easy to remove either via a few quick edits to the Windows Registry or by using the popular CCleaner application to perform the task for you. RELATED: What Does CCleaner Do, and Should You Use It?
