Tips: Can't uninstall software. Would you like to remove it...

Ever encountered an error message saying that you “can't uninstall software - would you like to remove it from the list of programs”? Click yes and the program is indeed removed from the list of installed software, but not completely as there is still some process of it still alive in the background. An attempt to re-install will be unsuccessful. There is no way that I know of that will let you selectively kill them. To avoid this more than annoying error message, always perform a soft reset before removing a program, especially if you want to perform a re-install or an upgrade afterwards. To be safe, also perform a soft reset after removing the program.