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Why is an uninstaller a useful app to have in your armory?
Normally, the better designed programs come with an uninstaller of their own.
They are designed keeping in mind ease of installation, upgrades, configuration and uninstallation.
That’s a complete package.
But not all in the scattering of software programs are made keeping in mind such best practices.
But then there’s the Windows default Add/Remove tool.
True, it’s there but it sometimes fails as an umbrella solution.
There have been instances where a quirk has rendered the tool defunct.
There are in fact too many tools for the job.
For a long time my tool of choice has beenRevo Uninstaller.
But lately I have been hunting around for apps which I can just drop into my thumb drive.
Call it convenience or call it a new found respect for portable software.
So here are three free, portable software uninstallers which just might fit the bill and the flash drive.
The zipped version of Revo Uninstaller is in the same form albeit in a portable version.
It downloads as an itsy bitsy 900KB package.
Extract and drop into your flash drive.
It also features the same set of optimization tools like a registry cleaner and a junk cleaner.
Revo Uninstaller Portable is a free Win2000/XP/2003/Vista software.
MyUninstaller keeps tabs on the state of your system before and after the installation of some software.
The software reports can be saved into a text file or HTML file.
Program entries can also be directly opened to their registry entries.
Delete multiple software in one go via the advanced mode.
The one apparent flaw I noticed was that the program is slow to start-up.
NirSoft MyUninstaller is a free Win98/Win2000/XP/2003/Vista software.
KUninstall(v0.3)
Three words - small, quick and powerful.
The 322 KB portable, free software uninstaller has a clean cut interface for the job.
It loads up very fast and works quickly to list all programs installed in your system.
TheFinder tool in KUninstall lets you remove or uninstall running programs by terminating the process associated with that program.
You just need to nudge the running program and then nudge the finder on the interface of KUninstall.
Long list of programs can be scanned and filtered using the search box integrated in the portable software.
KUninstall is a free Win2000/XP software.
Installing is a cinch in Windows.
But uninstalling sometimes turns into a game of blind man’s bluff.
Blame it on little program leftovers on the wake of an installed program.
These three free software uninstaller are just three alternatives which makes the chore a lot more user friendly.
A clean system is a lot healthier system.
If you believe that, also read Stefan’s post onHow to Uninstall Applications Efficiently and Remove Obsolete Files.
Finally give us some of your own pointers on howyoukeep your system clean.
Which are your apps for the uninstall hatchet job?
