Friday, June 17, 2011

complete uninstallation of softwares [even from registry]]

Problems:
  • problems created due to installation of a software presists on its uninstallation
  • computer performs slow
  • if initial installation of a software fails due to some reason then it cant be reinstalled later
Reason : now you must be thinking " why the hell , do we need to an uninstallation-software to remove an installed software , when we can directly remove it from the Control Panel? "the one word-answer for the above question is the " Registry ".Stronger the registry , beter the performance will be.

Explanation : "Registry" is the back-bone of the windows operating system which stores every policy,every license, every attribute related to hardware & software. Its just more than a mere database.For every click that we make Windows first consults the registry ,checks all policies and licences and than generates a response.

Thus when we install a software the O.S automatically creates registry settings against it . In case of certain Software these registry settings are left behind in the machine . This may lead to several problems like :1. slower response time of a machine 'coz presence of too many unimportant keys. 2.had there been problems with initial installation of a software , the problems persist even on reinstallation [as previsous registry settings are implemented automatically].[note: not all software left behind their registry settings on un-installation. Some of them do. It completely depends upon the developer. Coz not all developers love to wash dishes after having food]

Solution: these software specific settings can be removed manually. but thats not only complicated but can result in fatal-consequences if not done properly.So thats not recommended.There are various uninstallation-software available in market which can help you to overcome this problem with ease.Using them to uninstall software ,also ensures removal of unimportant registry settings.I personally recommend :


Features :

real time installation monitor

Forced uninstall

Scanning for left-overs

Multilevel-backup system

Junk file cleaner

Evidence remover

Windows cleaner

Autorun manager

Unrecoverable-delete


Few other uninstallation-programs are:

Advanced Uninstaller Pro
Softonic's top uninstall download
Your Uninstaller! Pro very easy to use . with drag-n-drop uninstall utility
Easy Uninstaller performs multiple uninstall. just line then & watch them uninstall
Zsoft Uninstaller
seeks out remnants of uninstalled programs in the registry
Magic Utilities variety of utilities including uninstall and process-killer
Rogue Remover
removes hard to find malwares such as trojans and adwares

2 comments:

  1. Hi Windows Geek,

    Can you paste some tips - on how to remove unnecessary entry (eg. already uninstalled s/w's entry) from Windows 7 REGISTRY without installing "Revo Uninstaller" ,i.e. any manual workout??



    Smile!
    Barun.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sure Mr.Bkkv[barun-da]. for that first uninstall the application.
    1.then open the registry by entering "regedit" in the run box
    2. delete the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE---> Software--->ApplicationName.
    3.lastly delete the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER--->
    Software--->ApplicationName.

    ReplyDelete