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Chapter 5: Fundamental Operating Systems 153Figure 5-30Add an ApplicationUninstall an ApplicationIf an application is not uninstalled properly, you might be leaving files on the hard drive andunnecessary settings in the registry. Although this might not cause any problems, it depletesavailable hard drive space, consumes system resources, and slows the speed at which theregistry is read. Figure 5-31 shows the Add or Remove Programs applet to use to uninstallprograms that you no longer need. The wizard will guide you through the software removalprocess and remove every file that was installed.Figure 5-31Remove an Application