I was using xoops for one of my sites. Now I ceased using xoops and deleted the whole xoops directory. Even after 3-4 months google is still showing those non-existent pages. What is the best way to remove those from google search results with out affecting my other pages? (I am using googe sitemap)
I am glad to hear you took down Xoops. It can cause redirect problems. As for removing the urls, http://www.google.com/webmasters/remove.html should have the information you need.