Text 22067, 108 rader
Skriven 2006-10-05 17:02:42 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
  Kommentar till text 21647 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Total Uninstall 3
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Hello Charles,

    Responding to a post in the WIN95 area:
    On Friday September 29 2006 at 15:07,
    Charles Scaglione [1:123/789] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about: Total Uninstall 3

 CS> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:25:53 -0600, "Gerald Miller -> August Abolins"
 CS> <1:342/512> wrote:

 CS> Hi Gerald:

 GM>> When I installed it, I tried it for twelve days and decided that
 GM>> I just had to have it!  I only wish I had known about it before I
 GM>> installed some of the Symantec software....

 GM>> In case you (or anyone else for that matter) don't have the
 GM>> website address, Total Uninstall version 3.70 is available at:

 GM>>     http://www.martau.com/

 GM>> It's money well spent.  ;->)

 CS> According to the instructions I've read for the program, it has to
 CS> already be installed prior to the new program's installation so it can
 CS> monitor any changes the new program made to the registry, etc.

That's correct.  I couldn't figure out any way to monitor a new program's
installation without having Total Uninstall set up previously.  :-))

The way I use it is to activate Total Uninstall, Browse for the drive /
folder of the program I wish to install and when I've located it, I "open"
that file.  Now, you have the option to change the Application Name to
something that is more descriptive -- changing the Application Name has no
bearing on how the application is installed; it's just an aid to assist you
in determining what application is being installed.

Next, I do a "pre install snapshot".  This step creates an index of the
folders, files, registered "handles", etc., that is currently on the
system (probably necessary in order to create the Restore Point).  This can
take some time, depending on how many programs you have installed on your
system...

When that step is completed, you are presented with "Launch the setup
application now", and you click on the Next button which runs the setup.

After the application is installed, I normally launch the application to
run any configuration / options, because the application will likely
generate more folders, move files around and make other setting changes.

When I am sure that the application is fully installed and configured
correctly, then I finalize the Total Uninstall procedure.  This creates
another snapshot of the system which indexes all the changes that were made
by the application's installation and configuration.

When I want to uninstall that application, I use the Windows Add/Remove
Programs applet _*AND*_ afterwards, I run Total Uninstall to completely
remove all traces of that particular application.  I've gotten into the
habit of using the Add/Remove Programs applet first because there were a
couple of occasions where I ran Total Uninstall first and I saw that the
application was still being listed within the Add/Remove applet and I
couldn't remove them (I would have to reinstall).

 CS> I seem to remember a free program from PC Mag utilities which did the
 CS> same thing.  Anyway, thanks for the info.

Total Uninstall is NOT perfect, but it is certainly superior than the
Windows Add/Remove Programs applet.  Total Uninstall will get rid of *most*
of the stuff that Add/Remove doesn't touch and for the most part, I don't
bother with Regedit to seek out anything that Total Uninstall may have
missed -- usually those pieces are insignificant and have little or no
effect on the system operation.

I'm not sure of what free program from PC Mag you may be referring to...  I
did find:

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  http://shareware.pcmag.com/product.php%5Bid%5D92344%5BSiteID%5Dpcmag

Linera Uninstall Manager is powerful and manageable set of tools designed
to solve a wide range of problems with maintaining your PC. With Linera
Uninstall Manager, say goodbye to useless files, folders and other traces
that still remain after an application was supposedly un-installed. And
more: Linera Uninstall Manager enables you to optimize the performance of
all your applications, to take control over all the changes in your
registry by monitoring its content and to install and un-install any kind
of software quickly and safely. No more Internet history traces, which
threaten your privacy, no more incompletely un-installed programs or games
- no more trash in your PC.

License type:     Shareware ($29.95)
                  30 Days

System requirements: Microsoft Windows XP, 1024x768 screen resolution, 17 MB
free disk space, 128 MB RAM
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I'm running Total Uninstall 3 on Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000 Pro and
Windows 98SE and I heartily endorse it.  <vBg>

And, as a sidenote, since Symantec has acquired Quarterdeck's CLEANSWEEP, I
wouldn't even consider the Symantec option...

           Cheers ... Gerald

... OK, I'm wierd! But, I'm saving up to become eccentric.
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-b20060121 [msg of Thursday October 05 2006]
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