When you uninstall software via Windows’s Uninstall a Program Control Panel applet you often end up with program traces on the hard drive or the Registry. The leftovers are often files that are generated by the application after the initial program installation (and therefor not part of the uninstallation routine). A weakness of the default [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I have tested a variety of virtual device creator programs in the past. Programs like OSFMount, TotalMounter, Gizmo Drive or Virtual Clone Drive are just some of the applications that I have reviewed. One of the problems that I encountered was the fact that virtual CD or DVD drives remained available on the system after [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Many experienced Windows users do not use the default Uninstall A Program control panel applet in Windows. Not so much because it is not comfortable to use but more because of it solely relying on the uninstall routine of the application itself. Data leftovers in the Registry and file system tend to clutter the system [...]

Categories: Software, Tutorials Basic, Windows

The uninstallation of files does not always seem to work as intended on Windows XP, it is no secret that the system folder grows over time. If you delete a program directory by hand for example all dll files in the system directory remain where they are. There is also the case where you want to uninstall a program and a window pops up asking wether you want to delete a driver which could be used by other programs as well.

Categories: Operating Systems, Tools, Windows