From: sandy58 on
On May 27, 9:44 pm, lb303910 <lb303...(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I just removed several obsolete programs from my Dell 2350 (running XP) to
> free up some space on the hard disk.  I used the Add or Remove Programs from
> the control panel and they removed cleanly but I did not regain any hard disk
> space after removing several gigs of programs.  The programs did not appear
> in the recycle bin after I deleted them.  
>
> Is there somewhere else I need to go or something else I need to do to get
> them off the hard disk?
>
> Thanks In Advance,
>
> lb303910

c:\program files, check & remove manually. c:\documents & settings/
apps remove manually.