Hello Alto, On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 you wrote:
AS> Hello Jack, >> I've used Revo Uninstaller (free version) for many years and never >> once have I had a problem with it removing anything I needed. I >> don't even question the things it wants to remove anymore and just >> let it have it's way, confident that nothing will be harmed. AS> My point exactly. The "artificial intelligence" of such programs just AS> isn't (can't be) good enough to handle all situations without fail, AS> and the user is tempted to just click "do it" instead of verifying AS> each step himself. AS> If it helps you out of tight spots, great. However, if anyone states AS> "I used Revo [make that any kind of] uninstaller", to me this means AS> that "let go of all hope and reinstall Windows, if you want any kind AS> of reliable system conditions again." I understand your concern Alto as I had those same concerns when I first used Revo, I had no idea what it was showing me (that it said should be deleted) but the fact that programmers would write code that did not completely remove all traces of itself when uninstalled was extremely undisciplined and just pushed me over the edge. The thought that my registry was just filling up with now useless entries was more than I could tolerate. Call me foolish for feeling that way but I couldn't help it and Revo offered to clean up all that useless stuff without harming my system. And so it has all these years. I learned of Revo Uninstaller from Kim Komando whose knowledge I have come to trust. She has her detractors but then, what radio/newspaper "celebrity" doesn't. I have taken her computer advice for many years and have yet to regret doing anything she recommended. If she gave bad advice you can rest assured that the news of it would be splashed all over the airwaves and the newspapers for which she writes. I think the same holds true for Revo. If it wasn't able to live up to what it claims, it would have crashed and burned a long time ago. Maybe Mark and I and others have been lucky, or maybe the program just works like it says it does. -- Jack LaRosa Using The Bat! ver: 4.2.44.2. Running Windows XP Pro ver 5 build 2600 Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
