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Common Registry Items to Remove:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{726c99d0-50c5-404f-9efd-7b2834dfed50}
All keys under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\kazaa
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\jcde_stack
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\signingmodule.signingmodule
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\webp2pinstaller.installer
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\kazaa
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{548d52a1-5620-4c11-8fa7-b95404fd9fcd}
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\p2p networking
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\p2p networking
All keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\updmgr\{7ee60cf1-2dff-41b5-91c9-9c1c518053fc}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\p2p networking
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm.adm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm.adm.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm.adm\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm.adm\curver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm25.adm25
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm25.adm25.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm25.adm25\curver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm4.adm4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm4.adm4.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adm4.adm4\curver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\appid\{8b0fef15-54dc-49f5-8377-8172de975f75}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\appid\{99a8e2b2-3405-4c0d-9110-131c14caaf62}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{66fc8717-efa7-4546-8c4a-e224f3a80c76}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{c91e8926-d4be-4685-99f4-0d996b96bac0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\jcde_stack.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\signingmodule.signingmodule.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\kazaa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\kza
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\p2p networking
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths\d:\installshield\kazaa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\kazaa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\p2p networking
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{01083175-01cc-42aa-9090-81dd0f88f28f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{726c99d0-50c5-404f-9efd-7b2834dfed50}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\kazaa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\kli
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\kza

Directories to Remove:
%profilepath%\start menu\programs\kazaa media desktop
C:\program files\kazaa
%system%\browserxtras\pn
%system%\cache329
%system%\system32\adcache

NOTE: you may have to replace C: with whatever drive letter your OS is on.

That's it!
Kazaa Media Desktop should be completely removed from your system in favor of a free version called Kazaa Lite Resurrection. KLR is better in really every way that I can think of. You'll still be able to access all of the kazaa file sharing goodness without any of the crappy adware/spyware.


Written By: Martin
Date: 8-17-04
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