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05-27-2003, 03:37 PM
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Is It Better To Uninstall Program From Windows Add/Remove or the Program Uninstaller
Is it better to uninstall a program from Windows add/remove or is it better to uninstall a program from the program uninstaller or does it make any difference either way. I always use the Windows add/remove to uninstall but some people told me it is better to use the program uninstaller because the Windows uninstaller might not catch everything.
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05-27-2003, 04:08 PM
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if you go to add/remove programs and select a program, windows will run the program's uninstaller, so it doesn't make any difference.
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05-27-2003, 05:43 PM
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So that means I have been wasting my time all these years installing programs from Windows add/remove when I could have just used the program's installer.
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05-28-2003, 01:00 PM
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Some programs will remove themselves completely with their own uninstaller. Then there are programs that purposefully leave files and registry entries (like spyware and trojans). I have used both Windows add/remove programs and Uninstaller. I have no way to back this up, but I think the Uninstaller program gets rid of more. Howerver, some spyware can avoid all of the above. I still search the registry after an uninstall for both the programs name and company name...you would be surprised how many entries are sometimes left behind.
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05-29-2003, 02:56 PM
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I think it's the installer that tells windows what to remove and what to keep, so even if it's spyware, it can tell windows to leave its files.
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05-29-2003, 05:59 PM
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yes, the writers of spyware and trojans know the code...and how to use it...while we are left behind a gui, at the mercy of clicks and buttons.....
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