windows Tool?

[jonnybefree]

hi all,

anybody knows a tool for windows which removes ALL ( in registrys also) datas from installed applications?

best regards
Jonas

[Dynedain]

Ha... good luck with that...

Because of the way Windows works, it's nearly impossible to ensure all traces of a program are removed.

The only tools that will work are ones that watch everything a program does... and then they'll only work if they were installed before the program you are trying to remove.

[GeoPal]

Ha... good luck with that...

Because of the way Windows works, it's nearly impossible to ensure all traces of a program are removed.

The only tools that will work are ones that watch everything a program does... and then they'll only work if they were installed before the program you are trying to remove.

I agree, you can check the

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx

filemonitor and regmon. they can capture all file and reg changes/activities during installation, but the list will be big anyway. Good luck.

[Paul Oblomov]

Re: windows Tool?

hi all,

anybody knows a tool for windows which removes ALL ( in registrys also) datas from installed applications?

best regards
Jonas

Well, basically you need to just uninstall it (simple add/remove programs in win). If there's a problem like it still remains inside add/remove menu - u can download MS tool (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301) which removes any .msi package info from registry.



P.S. Filemon and regmon - they will show you any requests ur proggy does, but it will be usefull only if you know what u'r searching.

[jonnybefree]

thanks for your tips and encouraging words.

actually i just wanted to now if smt exist like that, cause after a half year my new comp allways needs to reinstall, cause of looots of craps wich allways rests somewhere deeeep from installed demo versions and plugins. so would be nice to hold it a bit longer clean by completely remove all that.

[jacksc02]

i like the format button

[Paul Oblomov]

Oh. Try CCLeaner (http://www.ccleaner.com) which will try to remove broken registry entries. It's free. And creates backup files.

[DaForce]

reinstall every 6months geeeez what do you do on that thing

[jacksc02]

i rebuild my work computer every 6 months. To keep it nice n fresh

[DaForce]

Seems abit excessive IMO

Then again you probabaly wouldnt rebuild your home machine as often.

[jacksc02]

its amazing how much snappier a fresh rebuild is

[jonnybefree]

reinstall every 6months geeeez what do you do on that thing

a looot. hehehe

[alkis]

try the free version of revo uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
works a million times better than the windows one and removes everything from the registry.
regards

[jonnybefree]

nice tip! thanks man

going to try now.