Programs 04 and 05 do not show in the Add/Remove programs of "My Comp".

[Lucho]

I will appreciate if someone guides me on how to find them so I can remove them from the computer.

Thank you in advance.

Wish happy holidays to averyone in this forum.

Lucho

[kcjenkins]

OK, we'll try to help. First, if they are not showing, is it possible you already removed them? Is the shortcut for them still there? If it is, and you click on it, does it start?

If the shortcut is there, try going to it, right-click on it, and if you see a menu, liook for 'Properties'. click on that, and select the 'open file location' button. Once you find the file, right-click should give you a menu that includes 'delete'

[Guest Taxed]

If those programs did not utilize the windows registry you will not find them in the Control panel -> Add or Remove programs.

If you can locate the shortcut, follow KC 's method.

Otherwise you will need to run explorer on your hard drive and see which directories (folders) contain the files of that program and then manually delete the files, and then remove the folder.

[Jack from Ohio]

I will appreciate if someone guides me on how to find them so I can remove them from the computer.

Thank you in advance.

Wish happy holidays to averyone in this forum.

Lucho

Follow KC's advice. Hers is spot on. If that does not work, send me a message. I can help you.

[Lucho]

Thank to everyone.

The short cuts are still there and I can also open all those return.

I will follow KC's instructions tonight when I come back from work.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving day.

Lucho.

[Guest Taxed]

If I may suggest, backup those returns on a CD if you want to delete the program completely from your computer. You will not get another chance to get them back if you should need it for some reason. I still have backups going back to 1999 I think.

[kcjenkins]

Never know, I've had a new client walk in who had not filed for 11 years, and since he was self-employed, I really did need to do them all. Thanks be, he actually had decent records. I never really knew why he did not file, except that he had losses for the first years, and did not figure he needed to file when he would not owe or get a refund. By doing them all, we established his basis, depreciation, etc. He was a great client from then on, and the fees for those returns, and dealing with the IRS for him, sure was nice too.

[Jack from Ohio]

We are keeping a Windows XP computer in the network with 00, 01, 02, 03 & 04 programs on it. 00-03 are not compatible with WIN7 at all. 04 is a bit flaky on WIN7. We seem to regularly have clients with 10-12 years of unfiled returns that need prepared because the IRS finally found them. That is all the old machine will be used for.

[kcjenkins]

Yes, but the nice thing is that the fees for seriously late returns are big bucks almost always, sine even simple ones mean representation time.

[Lucho]

Thank you again to everyone.

I found the files and the option to delete/uninstall but reading the new posts, I have decided not to delete them.

May God bless this forum and its members.

Lucho

[kcjenkins]

That is probably a wise choice. Still, you learned how to do it if you need to.

If you do find yourself needing the space on your HD, back up the database files to disk or flash drive, then delete those files, but not the program. That way, you still have the program when you need it.

[Guest Taxed]

If you are running low on HD space you can pick up a 1TB hard drive for less than $100 these days. My original HD was 420GB. I installed another 1TB HD and now I have more space than what i need for a while.

[mcb39]

The programs and returns really take up little space. I have 1996 through 2011 on my XP computer and still have over half of hard drive free. I have other programs installed as well. I will keep XP machine until it dies (I hope never) and always have a current backup of entire hard drive just in case. As well, I have the returns for all of those years, exported to some type of external source; generally a zip disk. I feel safe.