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19 Replies Last post: May 17, 2008 11:48 AM by vMATTLEEv   Go to original post 1 2 Previous Next
Click to view LindaA's profile New Member 30 posts since
Oct 27, 2006
15. May 6, 2008 9:14 AM in response to: PCWorld
A Better Way to Uninstall Apps
Thanks, Steve, for cluing me in to Revo. What I didn't realize until just recently is that, just because you remove a program using Add/Remove, that doesn't necessarily mean it's been deleted from the registry. Revo not only removes a program from your computer, but it then goes into the registry for you and shows you exactly which entries to delete by boldfacing them. It's FANTASTIC! I had no trouble at all downloading or installing it. I also have AVG, and I got no Trojan horse warning from AVG regarding Revo. Revo has got to be the BEST uninstaller that you don't have to pay for, and, when you get something that this good for FREE, it doesn't make sense to pay.
Click to view deacon44's profile New Member 8 posts since
Mar 14, 2007
16. May 16, 2008 11:12 PM in response to: PCWorld
A Better Way to Uninstall Apps
Mr. Bass, I went to download this application and the signature could not be validated! Why?I will not download an app. with no valid signature and I was really looking forward to downloading it too!
Click to view sjeldich's profile New Member 17 posts since
May 16, 2008
17. May 17, 2008 6:57 AM in response to: PCWorld
A Better Way to Uninstall Apps
I came upon a program called Revo Uninstaller as I was doing a Google search trying to find a free utility to replace the junky built-in Windows uninstaller. I was not only surprised, but pleased, to find that this program was free and went an extra mile to remove any last essense of dirt from my last program installation. 5 stars.
Click to view coastie65's profile Old Hand 2,603 posts since
Apr 2, 2007
18. May 17, 2008 11:38 AM in response to: PCWorld
Re: A Better Way to Uninstall Apps
Hmmm, this sounds interesting. The problem with the windows Add / Remove thing, it doesn't really get the job done. After running that thing, I then use windows explorer and do a search and always come up with leftover junk that wasn't removed. Seems like this is the ideal tool for a one stop removal operation. coastie65


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Click to view vMATTLEEv's profile New Member 41 posts since
Mar 21, 2008
19. May 17, 2008 11:48 AM in response to: PCWorld
Re: A Better Way to Uninstall Apps

funny ive been mentioning revo as the best installer for 1 1/2 to 2 yrs, and now pcworld has just caught on? slow much? again my proof is justified least steve learned before others. pcworld tests nothing themselves normally and recommends what most ppl learned about already. theyll be mentioning digsby in another 1 1/2 yrs after the rest of the world catches on. and id love someone to say theyve known about digsby before me, ive used it since build 9-10. there were less then 100 users then and none from pcworld.

what i love is these experts learn about products ive already known about yet for some reason they know more about the product? i test them by hand and never recommend a product that i dont use or have used myself, while they go by benchmarking rather then test on their own pc. also 80 something benchmark for threatfire? i assume a pc freezing is only a minor problem to pcworld when so many other products do as good or better job without freezing the pc. of course its harder to get a virus using it because u cant get a virus if u cant use the pc. =P

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