Left Over Files after Uninstall

IBM PC running Win 8.1 in Desktop Mode
I uninstalled PSE 8 several years ago and installed PSE 9. I now want to uninstall PSE 9 and replace it with PSE12. In addition PSE 8 still appears as being installed and if I select Uninstall A message appears stating that "This action is only available for products currently installed. However when performing the uninstall using a "Powerful" uninstaller over a 100 files referring to PSE 8 still remain on my computer. It seems that these files are slowing up PSE 9 start-up and after installing 12 I don't want both the 8 & 9 files in addition to 12 to remain on my hard drive if they are not necessary. I think there were also some references to PSE 8 in the registry also. I would like to know if it would be okay to delete those remaining files manually?
Thanks
Rudy
[email protected]

If you navigate to C:/Program Files/ you can safely delete the folder called iTunes after uninstalling the software. iTunes intentionally leaves some library files behind so that if you update iTunes, or remove and reinstall it, you don't have to worry about having your library backed up or losing your files, or anything of that nature.
Microsoft offers an option called the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility, which is good for ensuring an application is completely removed from the computer after uninstalling via Add/Remove Programs. It is available for download at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/
Launch it by going to Start > All Programs > Windows Installer Clean Up
Select the application you wish to remove, and then click "Remove"
Hope this is helpful
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