Total uninstall vs System Restore

[FTR]

I want to try out a program and have a clean hd after having it tried
and uninstalled the prog after the trial. I see that Total Uninstall
promises me to do the job. But doesn't a system restore in Win XP do the
same ? Or where is the difference between both ?

- Frank

 

[The Six Million Dollar Man]

I want to try out a program and have a clean hd after having it tried
and uninstalled the prog after the trial. I see that Total Uninstall
promises me to do the job. But doesn't a system restore in Win XP do the
same ? Or where is the difference between both ?

- Frank

Total Uninstall will completely remove any program (whose installation
it monitored) at any time in the future.

System Restore on the other hand will remove all changes to the
hard-drive that were made between the present, and the time in the past
that you want to restore to.

 

[John Jay Smith]

system restore does not monitor all files...
also it is not a tool to uninstall programs!

Avoid using it for such things.

 

[Bob]

system restore does not monitor all files...
also it is not a tool to uninstall programs!

Avoid using it for such things.

Where can you find this prog as FREEWARE?

Bob

 

[The Six Million Dollar Man]

Where can you find this prog as FREEWARE?

You can find Total Uninstall here
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006SYSTEMUTILITIES.php#0777-PW

System Restore is part of Windows XP. More information about it is here.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

 

[dadiOH]

Where can you find this prog as FREEWARE?

Bob

Best you can find is an old version.

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[dadiOH]

Total Uninstall will completely remove any program (whose installation
it monitored) at any time in the future.

It will...
1. Remove any folders, files or registry entries added
2. Re-instate any registry entries changed or deleted.
3. What it (nor any other AFAIK) cannot do is replace any files changed or
deleted during an install.

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[Peter Seiler]

dadiOH - 09.05.2006 21:21 :

my experience: uninstallers like Total Uninstall and/or Ashampoo
Uninstaller (I actually using) etc. sometimes do not remove *completely*

Especially sometimes there are remnants in the registry for example. Try
installing and monitoring a bigger software like Abby Finereader,
CorelDraw, Cinema, Nero etc. and you will find remnants which are not
uninstalled.

 

[Mel]

I want to try out a program and have a clean hd after having it tried
and uninstalled the prog after the trial. I see that Total Uninstall
promises me to do the job. But doesn't a system restore in Win XP do the
same ? Or where is the difference between both ?

- Frank

What about using vmplayer and installing XP in a virtual machine to test
your software on?

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

http://www.easyvmx.com/

 

[Chris Dubea]

Total Uninstall will completely remove any program (whose installation
it monitored) at any time in the future.

I have to humbly disagree with this statement. Unfortunately some
programs will write entries to the registry after they are installed
which Total Uninstall will not catch. Then when Total Unistall is
used those registry entries will still be there.

===========================================================================
Chris

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

I have to humbly disagree with this statement. Unfortunately some
programs will write entries to the registry after they are installed
which Total Uninstall will not catch. Then when Total Unistall is
used those registry entries will still be there.

===========================================================================
Chris

Which is why it would be more valuable if it monitored installed software.

 

[Dewey Edwards]

Which is why it would be more valuable if it monitored installed software.

It's a PITA, but it will.

TU records changes in your system when you run any program. Normally,
that's an install program. BUT, you can use it to record changes made
by any installed software.

The PITA is remembering to run TU each time that you are evaluating a
new program. If you don't like it, remove it in reverse chronological
order.

NOTE: I think it's been pointed out by others, TU can't help you with
modified files (other than identifiying them).

 

[dadiOH]

I have to humbly disagree with this statement. Unfortunately some
programs will write entries to the registry after they are installed
which Total Uninstall will not catch. Then when Total Unistall is
used those registry entries will still be there.

It is very true that TUN can't remove what it doesn't know about which is
why one runs the program and sets up the options desired while still
monitoring.

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____________________________

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....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

It's a PITA, but it will.

TU records changes in your system when you run any program. Normally,
that's an install program. BUT, you can use it to record changes made
by any installed software.

The PITA is remembering to run TU each time that you are evaluating a
new program. If you don't like it, remove it in reverse chronological
order.

NOTE: I think it's been pointed out by others, TU can't help you with
modified files (other than identifiying them).

But this doesn't solve the problem of installed software, post TU tracking,
adding Registry changes after install.

 

[charles]

It is very true that TUN can't remove what it doesn't know about which is
why one runs the program and sets up the options desired while still
monitoring.

As is documented in the program's help -

"Notes:
Because most of the applications creates the registry entries, .ini
files etc at first run is recommended to start the installed
applications, make some specific operations and exit. Then you can
continue to take the second snapshot."