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<blockquote data-quote="Chromatinfish 123" data-source="post: 320604" data-attributes="member: 23007"><p>Have you ever tried to uninstall something- but a process still lingers in the taskbar? Maybe when you reinstall it it still recognizes you? Does it drive you nuts? If it does, then this guide is for you!</p><p></p><p><strong>Why Is It So Hard To Uninstall?</strong></p><p></p><p>When you open Firefox or Adobe Reader, you meet with nice old GUI. Probably 70-80% of all users don't know/don't care what's happening inside the box. Does it matter that Windows installs 6 folders containing code for this and 7 folders containing that? Not really, until you try to uninstall it...</p><p></p><p><strong>Where Does It Hide?</strong></p><p></p><p>Chances are, the Windows default Add/Remove uninstaller won't remove your software completely. I've seen times where I try to uninstall something and some folders containing data still are THERE <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />! That drives us nuts! Windows usually dumps stuff into the Program Files(x86 for 32-bit systems and x64 for 64-bit systems), maybe some drivers in the Win32/WOW64 folders, perhaps some info in the registry, and last but not least, some stuff into the AppData folder. Yikes <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p><strong>How Do You Fix That?</strong></p><p></p><p>If you are on Windows, I like to recommend Revo Uninstaller- it requires little interaction and deletes registry keys, drivers, and Temporary folders. I USED to recommend IObit Uninstaller until I didn't really trust them. Revo is still the default choice for uninstalling programs for me. You can contact me via PM and I can try to remove your extra folders.</p><p></p><p><strong>More updates about manually removing files from places...</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chromatinfish 123, post: 320604, member: 23007"] Have you ever tried to uninstall something- but a process still lingers in the taskbar? Maybe when you reinstall it it still recognizes you? Does it drive you nuts? If it does, then this guide is for you! [B]Why Is It So Hard To Uninstall?[/B] When you open Firefox or Adobe Reader, you meet with nice old GUI. Probably 70-80% of all users don't know/don't care what's happening inside the box. Does it matter that Windows installs 6 folders containing code for this and 7 folders containing that? Not really, until you try to uninstall it... [B]Where Does It Hide?[/B] Chances are, the Windows default Add/Remove uninstaller won't remove your software completely. I've seen times where I try to uninstall something and some folders containing data still are THERE :(! That drives us nuts! Windows usually dumps stuff into the Program Files(x86 for 32-bit systems and x64 for 64-bit systems), maybe some drivers in the Win32/WOW64 folders, perhaps some info in the registry, and last but not least, some stuff into the AppData folder. Yikes :( [B]How Do You Fix That?[/B] If you are on Windows, I like to recommend Revo Uninstaller- it requires little interaction and deletes registry keys, drivers, and Temporary folders. I USED to recommend IObit Uninstaller until I didn't really trust them. Revo is still the default choice for uninstalling programs for me. You can contact me via PM and I can try to remove your extra folders. [B]More updates about manually removing files from places...[/B] [/QUOTE]
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