Comments on: How to Uninstall Programs in Windows

By: richard

richard — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:42:19 +0000

thanks it got rid of what i was trying to delete revo is the bomb select all delete and gone!!!!!!!!

By: Tim North

Tim North — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:31:05 +0000

I have just received a Dell XPS 720, with MS Win. Media Center on it. I need to get it off C: entirely and I cannot figure out how. I tried all the old DOS stuff that I did in years past but to no avail. I need to get this done in the next few days in order to make the ‘return’ window with Dell if the change does not work.
I want to install a fresh copy of XP Pro edition so the “Pro Tools” software I have will load on it and operate, which is the reason I’m trying this in the first place. Dell techs are the ones who said it would work, but hey were wrong according to DigiDesign.

By: kathyleana

kathyleana — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:58:45 +0000

The uninstall program in windows woks well with most programs but I have had trouble uninstalling some programs using it , sometimes you need to use the programs own uninstaller to get rid of everything the program has installed.

By: therealorberon

therealorberon — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:33:47 +0000

desperate lifeless website you have there.

By: jonnyk5614

jonnyk5614 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:44:43 +0000

Windows sometimes doesn’t remove all program parts.

By: Bobertoq

Bobertoq — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:19:30 +0000

Same here lol

By: Encrypted

Encrypted — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:58:27 +0000

I usually rely on the add and remove utility in windows which is good enough. I do sometimes have programs that I cant get rid of by using the windows utility, so I use CCleaner. This usually will get rid of the program if windows couldn’t do it. I noticed that you don’t trust CCleaner, but I personally never have had any problems with this software before. Keep up the good work.

By: MrFabulous

MrFabulous — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:47:47 +0000

i have used ccleaner with no problems…wipes away all the junk with no problemo.

By: Desertwarrior

Desertwarrior — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:32:47 +0000

I always found that the windows uninstaller does well bur leaves behind fragments in the registry. What do is if I uninstall a program I go through the registry and find remnants of the program. I see what you are doing on the internet as bennifical and more people need to start helping out people without charging them just to answer a question. Even though it takes forever to get voice on you channel i will still wait for the day it is bestowed upon me. Keep doing what you’re Chris later

By: derrick

derrick — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:16:47 +0000

i have noticed that the windows add and remove programs dont get rid of the whole program and stuff associated with the program. All it does is get rid of the installed program and any drivers associated stuff with it not any backup files or extra files that arnt really needed to run the program which then u have to go in and get rid of the rest of the files manually. i would say to use a total uninstall program that way it wipes everything associated with the program and frees up the hard drive space on the computer.

By: Tim Malloroy

Tim Malloroy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:27:06 +0000

I have used “Your Uninstaller!” by UR Software for several years. It is not free however.

Your Uninstaller! removes the application via its uninstaller routine if possible. It searches the registry and disk for fragments of the application that might be left behind and then removes them. I have been very pleased with it.

By: shadowmeyer

shadowmeyer — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:25:19 +0000

I did a video on this subject on how to completely remove programs off of your computer. It shows beginners that are not used to computers or people who do not know how to do it, remove a unwanted program. Here is the link below. Enjoy.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OjM9SkBBpR0

By: frank harvey

frank harvey — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:28:51 +0000

I myself like to use cc cleaner to get to the manufacturers uninstaller because for some reason it will go there faster than when I click start then control panel then uninstall and i love its features where you can remove alot of installed stuff.But sometimes no matter what you do you can’t remove all the bits laying around unless you do a complete reformat or new windows install.But I will give that revo uninstaller a try

By: MB

MB — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:33:11 +0000

I have always used the uninstaller supplied with programs or the Add or Remove Windows function, but I’m definetly going to try out some uninstall programs.

By: woolf2k

woolf2k — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:12:19 +0000

That’s great that you have these little programs that can all be held within it’s own folder but now days this is a exception to the rule not the rule.
For the most part programs will install themself all over the place and then save configuration information into the registry.

so even if you track all the files down and saved them from werre they were installed… you would still have to reinstall the program because none of the registry information would be installed.

A perfect example would be Microsoft Office. Let’s see you make a copy of the program’s folder to another computer and see it run. it wont!