Cannot remove old software of Control Panel /programmes.

I have an old version of Family Tree Maker on one of my computers and when I try to remove the program, it seems to be a missing file and give me a stop

"An installation support file could not be installed. The system cannot find the specified file. »

How can I get rid of this software?

Thanks for trying. I did what I should have done before posting this problem, but maybe someone can learn from my ignorance. I went to the family tree and support in some of their Q & A's techniques I learned how to remove it manually.

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