uninstalled programs

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  1. kateman

    kateman Regular member

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    hey, when i install a program a first time it does it okay but when i uninstall it and re-install it the program knows that it has already been installed before. I was wondering how it knows this?
     
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    Registry keys.
     
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    where would these be kept? In the temp folders or somewhere else?
     
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    In the registry.
     
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