""Uninstalling" software from Windows is difficult[1]. There are almost always remnants. Leftover files and registry entries that don't get removed. Shared files that get updated or changed. System configuration elements which were changed are not restored to defaults. Optional components and packages that get installed are not removed."
I use Revo Uninstaller to uninstall most software packages. It can do a scan of the registry and leftover files after the built-in uninstall program completes. It is simply the best at the job. A tool that everyone should have. Regards, Hank Arnold My Blog: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Twitter: @Hank_PCDoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Scott Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 8:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Win 8 OEM clean install - media, editions, activation On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Dean Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote: > I see no reason why , on rebuild (from DVD) , you could not go into > audit mode, uninstall all the bloatware and trials, sysprep it , and > take a copy of the disk to use as master image "Uninstalling" software from Windows is difficult[1]. There are almost always remnants. Leftover files and registry entries that don't get removed. Shared files that get updated or changed. System configuration elements which were changed are not restored to defaults. Optional components and packages that get installed are not removed. Plus, much of this sort of shovelware doesn't *have* an uninstaller. Once installed, the only way to remove it is to manually delete things, often with it actively fighting you. And for many OEM-preloaded "Apps" on Windows 8, removing them is a special kind of h*ll, requiring backdoor hacks and poorly-documented PowerShell commands to remove them. I'm after a clean install, that doesn't have this kind of scar tissue. -- Ben [1] And it's not exactly magically easy on most other platforms, either.
