[JA] Re: juno_accmail Digest V8 #37
- From: "thepccat@xxxxxxxx" <thepccat@xxxxxxxx>
- To: juno_accmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:30:38 GMT
I looked at that and it has only two problems:
1. The classic cnet shuffle where the reviewer gives it two thumbs up, =
whereas all the posters give it two thumbs down "it ate my computer" =
Software can be dangerous and there is no tech support.
2. The description in the review does not state it supervises installs =
so it knows what it is doing. Software not suited to proposed purpose.
If you want freeware, arguably the best place to start is =
Pricelessware, =
"The best of the best in Freeware - selected by alt.comp.freeware =
participants"
and at
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2007/PL2007SYSTEMUTILITIES.php#4.
01Install-UninstallTool =
we find
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Install-Uninstall Tool
Total Uninstall (v 2.35)
Company: --
Author: Gavrila Martau (Gabi)
(Freeware) LFW (v 2.35)
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/uninst.html
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP =
Languages: English and many other languages =
Description: Total Uninstall can help you to monitor any changes that =
were made to your system during installation of a new software product =
and allow you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on =
=
the supplied uninstall program (which may leave files or changes =
behind). To use it, you simply launch the installation program from the =
=
Total Uninstall interface and select the system areas to be monitored. =
The program will then create a snapshot of your system before it =
installs the new software and an additional snapshot after install =
completes. It then compares the two snapshots and displays all changes =
in a graphical tree view, marking all values and/or files that have =
been added or changed as well as some before/after details. Total =
Uninstall will save these changes and if you decide to uninstall the =
application, it will reverse all changes to the previous state. =
Program description; download: =
v 2.35 (2005-02-15) =
[ tun235.zip (684 KB)] =
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/uninst.html =
alternate (direct) download: =
http://digilander.libero.it/molearchive3/tun235.zip =
Home Page (Sware): =
http://www.martau.com/ =
(desc. rev.: 2007-03-15) desc.link ACF participants notes and review =
=
comments
PL2007-CD files: n/a
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And techsupportalert which is a single individual who [has a free and =
valuable newsletter and] has gained a reputation of searching, =
investigating, testing, explaining, and recommending software and =
solutions agrees with the above, noting that Total Uninstall (v 2.35) =
is the last freeware version of a capable pay software. His link [4] is =
=
dead [you can google others], but his discussion about "uninstallers" =
may be instructive:
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at
http://www.techsupportalert.com/more/extended.htm
he states:
Best Free Program Un-installer Updated December 19, 2006
This group of programs has two sub classes: Windows uninstaller =
replacements and application uninstallers.
The Windows Add/Remove Programs applet in the control panel constantly =
annoys users with its limitations. MyUninstaller [1] is a free program =
that works just like the Windows Add or Remove Programs applet but is a =
=
more capable product than the Windows version. It gives you much more =
information about each installed program including product name, =
company, version, uninstall string, installation folder and Windows =
Registry details. It also allows you to delete orphaned and obsolete =
entries from the list as well as the ability to save a list of all =
installed applications into a text file or HTML. My favorite feature =
though is the ability to sort programs by the date installed which is =
great for quickly uninstalling programs you are just trying out. As no =
=
installation is required, it can be run from a CD or USB drive which =
makes it an excellent addition to your diagnostic toolkit. =
An alternative to MyUninstaller that offers similar functionality is =
Safarp [2], a free Open Source program. It's great strength is its =
speed - it loads in a flash. Safarp can be be run as a stand alone =
program or installed and integrated into the Control Panel. =
MyUninstaller [3] is a free utility from Microsoft that supplements =
rather than replaces the Windows Add/Remove Programs applet It cleans =
up dead entries in the Windows Add/Remove programs panel and tidies up =
the corresponding Windows uninstaller registry entries. =
None of these programs can of course, remove leftover registry entries, =
=
DLLs and files that belong to defunct programs. To do this you need an =
application uninstaller i.e. a program that monitors the original =
install so that it can work out exactly what changes are made during =
installation. =
The only free program I'm aware of that does monitored installs and =
uninstalls is the last free version of the commercial product Total =
Uninstall 2 which is still available from some download sites [4]. It =
doesn't offer the impressive features of the latest commercial version =
but is quite capable.
Somewhat less less capable is InstallWatch [5], a former commercial =
utility that is now offered for free. It logs the registry and file =
changes made when you install software and hardware but unlike Total =
Uninstall, it cannot automatically uninstall products. None-the-less it =
=
is a handy utility to have in your toolkit.
[1] http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html Free for personal use, =
Windows 98 and later, 40KB =
[2] http://wistinga.online.fr/safarp/ Free Open Source, Windows 2000 =
and later, 133KB.
[3] http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=3D290301 All Windows =
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versions, 1.23MB.
[4] http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=3D234 =
All Windows Versions, 684KB
[5] http://www.epsilonsquared.com/ Freeware, Windows 98 and later, 3.
7MB
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Best luck to you all,
thepccat
-- "user1634" <user1634@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
for " Quick Clean "
and found the following :
http://reviews.cnet.com/McAfee_QuickClean_2_0/4852-8055_7-
6296929.html?tag=3D3Duolst
if you read it's reviews , it sounds like it is very dangerous .
www.bootdisk.com might have some free programs to use .
user1634
>4. Finally, you might consider a program like Quick Clean. Once
installed, it watches which program files go where and can remove
unneeded files for you.
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