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how to COMPLETELY uninstall a program?
ChadTower:
Set fire to the whole machine.
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: menace on April 12, 2005, 04:04:32 pm ---I'm just amazed that after all these years there isn't an uninstall program that actually tracks the files it installs then removes ALL of them including the registry entries....
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There is a program that does that. I don't remember it's name but it's pretty expensive. Luckily it has a 30 day trial period, so when those 30 days are almost over you can use the program to uninstall itself and then just reinstall it and start over again.
Shape D.:
--- Quote ---when those 30 days are almost over you can use the program to uninstall itself and then just reinstall it and start over again.
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;)
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: missioncontrol on April 12, 2005, 03:29:20 pm ---My idea of housecleaning is formatting the hard drive then reinstalling windows.....
pain in the @ss but well worth it.................
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Dude, you've got to learn the sweet chocolatey goodness that is a slipstreamed OS install disc.
The program you're looking for is CleanSweep (or similar products, I'm sure they exist). I dunno who owns it anymore, I believe they may have sold to Norton, but am not sure. It won't help you NOW, but it CAN tinker with the registry (if you're comfortable doing that, I'd recommend YOU do it instead of trusting a program to do it, tho) and after you're fresh and minty-clean, use it to monitor installs from that point forward.
GGKoul:
Yes, Cleansweep is now part of the Norton Systemworks package.