Manually Removing Boot Camp Software From Vista?

Hello!
I accidentally deployed Boot Camp to the wrong machine, installing it onto a desktop PC instead of a Mac running Windows. The machine is running Vista Home Premium SP1. Now when I try to uninstall it it won't uninstall. I was able to uninstall the drivers, but I can't get Boot Camp Services to remove. I was able to delete the Boot Camp folder from Program files to remove the taskbar app, but the Boot Camp Control Panel is still installed, as well as it's still showing up in add/remove programs.
Does anyone know what registry key I need to delete in order to remove the entry in add/remove programs, & where is the control panel file located so I can delete it? If I manually delete these two things, Boot Camp will successfully be uninstalled from this machine.
I know I made an ignoramis mistake, & wish I would have double-checked the machine before deployment.
Thanks!
Nathan Parker
President/CEO
Mallard Computer, Inc.

FIXED IT! After inserting my OS X CD, finagling around in Windows Update & Add/Remove Programs, IT'S GONE! All fixed now!
Now I just need to watch my deployment much more carefully.

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