Uninstall problem programs

Q: I have a program that will not uninstall using Add/Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel. I was told to “edit the registry” but I haven’t a clue what this means.

A: The registry is Window’s road map that tells the PC what to do and where to find files. Editing the registry is extremely risky. There is a free program called Revo Uninstaller that seems to be able to perform miracles in removing stubborn programs. It first tries to use the Add/Remove Program Uninstaller but if that doesn’t work it anylises the program and does the work for you removing registry entries and files and folders. It also has some nice tools including a Start Up Manager, disk cleaner and more. It works on Vista and earlier (but not 64-bit just yet). This may be the most useful free software tool I have used.

Sourced from Ray Shaw’s column in The Courier-Mail.

Revo Uninstaller - innovative freeware uninstall utility:

Revo Uninstaller will help you  uninstall software and remove unwanted programs installed on your computer even if you have problems with your Windows Add/Remove Programs facility in your control panel.

Revo Uninstaller analyses an application’s data before uninstall and then scans it after uninstall to remove additional unnecessary files, folders and registry keys that are usually left on your computer.

Revo Uninstaller gives you another 8 handy and powerful tools to clean up your system.

Auto Start Manager - Stop programs that start automatically on Windows startup; speed up loading of Windows!

Windows Tools Manager - Handy and useful tools bundled with every version of Windows; easily find useful system tools and options!

Junk Files Cleaner - Find and remove unnecessary files from your computer; free up disk space and delete files you do not need!

Browsers History Cleaner - Erase web browser history, visited pages history and temporary internet files of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape and Opera web browsers; free up a lot of disk space by deleting temporary internet files like temporary saved videos, temporary flash files, temporary pictures etc!

Office History Cleaner - Remove the history of most recently used files in MS Office; remove your tracks by deleting the list of last opened MS Office documents!

Windows History Cleaner - Remove the history of recently opened files, delete temporary files, remove usage tracks and other history items that are saved by Windows; remove your tracks saved by Windows for a lot of operations!

Unrecoverable Delete Tool - Erase files and folders forever; be sure that nobody could recover your files and folders after deleting!

Evidence Remover - Make sure already deleted files, folders and other data are unrecoverable; securely erase your data!

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I’m using this free software program and find it to be very thorough indeed!