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aefstoggaflm
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[POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

According to: Wikipedia

quote:

An uninstaller is a computer program which is designed to remove all or parts of a specific other program or application. It is the opposite of an installer. Most software vendors ship an uninstaller with their applications.

Please vote and let us know why you use the program you voted for.

Which uninstaller do you use?
Windows Add/Remove Programs 150 (54.7%)
CCleaner 48 (17.5%)
other (please specify) 14 (5.1%)
Total Uninstall 12 (4.3%)
Your Uninstaller 11 (4%)
TuneUp Utilities 9 (3.2%)
Windows Restore 8 (2.9%)
none. 7 (2.5%)
AppZapper 5 (1.8%)
Add/Remove Pro 2 (0.7%)
Zsoft Uninstaller 2 (0.7%)
Smarty Uninstaller Pro 2 (0.7%)
MyUninstaller 2 (0.7%)
Hazel 1 (0.3%)
Innovatools Add/Remove Plus! 1 (0.3%)
Advanced Uninstaller Pro 0 (0%)
CleanSweep (a part of Windows since Windows 95. Now a part of Symantec) 0 (0%)
202 participants.
274 total votes.
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Re: Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

I use the Windows add/remove, works fine for me.

Grail Knight
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Add/Remove Programs works fine.

On rare occasion I will use TuneUp Utilities uninstaller.

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Nice poll, thanks!

I primarily use the Windows add/remove program, but also use the add/remove functions in TUU and CCleaner.

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This is an area that I'm still futzing with.

Uninstallers are pretty similar IMHO. The feature I'm still evaluating and really want to have is an 'installation monitoring' component of the program. Meaning that it watches + records everything that the program does/creates so that when it uninstalls it, every last shred is removed.

I use Windows, I use a program's uninstaller, I may use TuneUp or CCleaner but am still looking for one with monitoring function. Right now using a sandbox is my work-around.

As it is now no 'only uninstaller' that will remove things like armadillo entries which are always left behind, so I'm still looking and hoping for maybe free.
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Re: Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

After a fresh install of my windows operating system, the first thing I install is Total Uninstall v4.xx.
My vote went with Total Uninstall .

Great poll, BTW.
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Window's built in Add/Remove function.

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Total Uninstall 4 - Your Uninstaller 2008

MagMan
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Thanks for the poll.

I use Windows Add/Remove Program and CCleaner.

MarkAW
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Good job with the poll aefstoggaflm See Profile, i use Windows Add/Remove or CCleaner.

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I also use Window's built in Add/Remove function and the program's supplied uninstaller.

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CleanSweep was never a part of Windows. It was a separate program and eventually Symantec took it on and as far as I remember made no significant changes.

I gave up on it because it didn't like XP.
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Normally I just drag the folder to the trash in OS X.
But sometimes AppZapper is helpful in finding all the folders (including pref/support)and deleting them in one swoop if I am lazy.

For Windows I use
CC
TU

dadkins
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Great Poll aefstoggaflm!

Windoes A/R

Add/Remove Pro

Tuneup Utilities
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Thanks for the poll aefstoggaflm See Profile!

I chose Windowos A/R and Zsoft Uninstaller, which I just downloaded and installed yesterday to try.
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Using Revo Uninstaller & Windows A/R here.

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I drag the application package to the Trash. Then use Spotlight to find and delete the preference file.
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Re: [POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

Yup. Easy as can be.

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Windows A/R mostly
CCleaner second
Tune Up Utilities on occasion.

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Re: [POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

said by Chris 313 See Profile :

Windows A/R mostly
CCleaner second
Tune Up Utilities on occasion.
Same

Rob A
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add/remove and total uninstall
chrisretusn
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I voted Windows built-in Add or Remove Programs and None.
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Re: [POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

I voted ZSoft Uninstaller. I use it together with Registry Seeker 1.5.(not an uninstaller of course). These two work fine for me and on rare occasions Add or Remove Programs.
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Revo Uninstaller
»www.revouninstaller.com/

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Re: [POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

said by JeffreyJ See Profile :

Revo Uninstaller
»www.revouninstaller.com/
The same for me
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Re: [POLL] Uninstallers - 2008 Member Choice

said by Oleg See Profile :

said by JeffreyJ See Profile :

Revo Uninstaller
»www.revouninstaller.com/
The same for me
Windows Add/Remove plus Revo for me
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Windows add/remove works just fine.
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Excellent poll aefstoggaflm

I use:

Windows Add/Remove Programs
Windows Restore

*and if needed I manually clean out any leftovers

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