Tag: UNINSTALL

 Maybe you've seen enough of the Internet Explorer 9 beta for now -- you just wanted a taste, but you'd rather not use a beta browser on a day-to-day basis. Maybe you just want to know how to uninstall it because other people are going to ask you how to do it. Unlike most other programs on your computer, however, you won't find IE9 listed on the Uninstall or change a program screen. That's ...

Comodo used to be a one-trick pony, but their firewall software was (and still is) an excellent piece of software. In the last couple of years, however, they've begun branching out -- releasing a handful of other applications like a Chromium-based Web browser, free antivirus, and several system utilities. Their most recent offering is Comodo Programs Manager -- a kind of kicked-up version of ...

Many of you probably received a shiny, new netbook, laptop, nettop, desktop, HTPC, or something else with a CPU in it running Windows for the holidays. One thing that has come to be synonymous with new PCs is dreadful preinstalled software (nerdy types call it crapware or bloat). For the most part, the programs OEMs pack onto their systems suck. They're marginally useful at best, and just eat ...

Google suggest - sometimes it's helpful, sometimes it's way off the mark. For the guys at Sophos, it's a source of mild amusement. Why? Well, take a look at the YouTube clip they generously shared with the world. Among the top suggestions when you type "remove" in for the first word of your query? Apart from annoying pests like Antivirus 360 and Antivirus 2009 (both fake antivirus malware) ...

I do my best to minimize confusion and headaches for my retail customers. One thing that never fails to confuse and annoy is the Microsoft XPS Document Writer. Most of them have no idea what it is or how it got added to their list of printers. To avoid phone calls from people saying things like "I thought you sold me an HP," I usually just click the icon, press delete, and go about my business. ...

One frustrating problem I have to fight with on customer computers is damaged antivirus and internet security program installs. Much of the time there's no simple way to get rid of them once something has gone wrong, and they can cause all kinds of headaches. Fortunately, some of the companies are good enough to provide uninstall tools to help us out. McAfee: MCPR While I was putting this post ...

As someone who unboxes a lot of new laptops, PC Decrapifier has been a trusted helper for a long time. It's always been good at removing the bloat from factory Windows installs. In the past, however, it's taken a little while for programs to go from forum suggestions to being included in Decrapifier. That's what version 2.0 is all about. With an improved scripting engine, updates to Decrapifier ...

The Windows add/remove utility does a pretty crappy job of cleaning up after programs you've uninstalled. That's because it pretty much just relies on the built-in uninstall utilities that software makers package with their programs. And many of those are just sloppy. They might remove the application but leave behind settings and extra documents and folders. And there's a good chance they'll ...

Still haven't made up your mind about Internet Explorer 7? No problem, you can always uninstall it and revert to the Internet Explorer 6 web browser that came with your operating system. Unless you've upgraded to Windows XP SP3, that is. Because Microsoft is telling computer users that if they install IE7 before XP SP3, there's no going back. Basically, when you install IE7, your IE6 files are ...

We've been waffling back and forth for a while trying to decide which application uninstaller is our favorite. Absolute Uninstaller has a batch uninstaller, while Revo Uninstaller has just about everything else you could need, including a junk file cleaner and autorun file manager. But Revo Uninstaller might be pulling into the lead with the release of version 1.4. This is the first version that ...

We've been using CCleaner to clear off temporary files, cookies, and unused registry settings for years. The program is updated so often that almost every time we load it we're prompted with a message asking if we'd like to download the latest version. The updates are usually incremental. But now it looks like the folks behind CCleaner have pushed out a beta of version 2.0, with some exciting ...

You know how when you uninstall Windows software you always wind up with a few leftover files and entries in the windows registry? You could skip the Control Panel and use a program like CCleaner to remove programs and then perform periodic registry scans. Or you could try Revo Uninstaller, a free program that cleans up after itself when it uninstalls software. Revo Uninstaller works with PCs ...

Ever want to remove some of those little programs you never use that ship with Windows XP? Sure, they're not taking up much space, and hard drives are cheap these days. But it's the principle of the thing, right? And some of these programs don't show up on the Windows XP Add/Remove programs menu. Well, it appears that the only thing keeping you from uninstalling WordPad, Pinball, or other programs ...