Third Party Uninstaller

Hi,

I noticed there are few uninstaller application, such as Uninstaller 2008,
Perfect Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, etc, which claim by them that they
able to completely unistall the software we installed, including the
registry, and other leftover by that software.

Are these software safe to use for long run? I had a problem before, which
using some registry cleaner, it messed up my registry and some files, and I
had to restore my Windows Vista.

Thanks and Regards,
Stephen Saw

Hello Stephen,

Can end the same like your Reg Cleaner, just use the uninstall option from
MS and you can be sure it will work after the reboot.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> I noticed there are few uninstaller application, such as Uninstaller
> 2008, Perfect Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, etc, which claim by them
> that they able to completely unistall the software we installed,
> including the registry, and other leftover by that software.
>
> Are these software safe to use for long run? I had a problem before,
> which using some registry cleaner, it messed up my registry and some
> files, and I had to restore my Windows Vista.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Stephen Saw

These third-party programs aren't really "uninstallers", they're more like
"installation monitors". They sit in the background during a program
install, recording all actions taken by the installer, so later you can use
the software to completely reverse the changes made during installation.

In theory there should be no need for such programs since any uninstall
routine should both know what the installer did and be prepared to back out
all changes made but in reality not all uninstallers actually do so.

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"Stephen Saw" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I noticed there are few uninstaller application, such as Uninstaller 2008,
> Perfect Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, etc, which claim by them that they
> able to completely unistall the software we installed, including the
> registry, and other leftover by that software.
>
> Are these software safe to use for long run? I had a problem before, which
> using some registry cleaner, it messed up my registry and some files, and
> I
> had to restore my Windows Vista.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Stephen Saw

"Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
news:OUq%...
> These third-party programs aren't really "uninstallers", they're more like
> "installation monitors". They sit in the background during a program
> install, recording all actions taken by the installer, so later you can
> use the software to completely reverse the changes made during
> installation.
>
> In theory there should be no need for such programs since any uninstall
> routine should both know what the installer did and be prepared to back
> out all changes made but in reality not all uninstallers actually do so.

I've found that uninstallers are generally a lot better these days, whereas
they often left a lot of shrapnel a few years ago.

ss.

Hi,

Yes, some of the uninstaller came with software didn't actually remove all
leftover, how ever most of my software did left registry, and weird settings
files in maybe Windows folder or some deep inside folder, which I might found
it one day.

Why didn't Windows had itself a build in features of this, it will be great
if every software won't have leftover after uninstalled.

Thanks and Regards,
Stephen Saw

"Stephen Saw" <> wrote in message
news:2FEC2CC3-68C9-43EE-B5CA-...
> Hi,
>
> Yes, some of the uninstaller came with software didn't actually remove all
> leftover, how ever most of my software did left registry, and weird
> settings
> files in maybe Windows folder or some deep inside folder, which I might
> found
> it one day.
>
> Why didn't Windows had itself a build in features of this, it will be
> great
> if every software won't have leftover after uninstalled.


A proper package management system is one of the areas that Linux beats
Windows by miles.

ss.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:42:02 -0700, Stephen Saw wrote:

> Are these software safe to use for long run? I had a problem
> before, which using some registry cleaner, it messed up my
> registry and some files, and I had to restore my Windows Vista.

Revo works well, it runs the Windows uninstall file and then
searches some obvious places for left-overs, which you can decide to
remove or not. It's not perfect, but it's certainly 'good enough'.

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Chris Game