You would think that removing programs you no longer need from
your hard drive would be easy enough. After all, it should amount to
little more than accessing the Add or Remove Programs Control Panel and
selecting the relevant application from the list, or using a program’s
readymade uninstaller. But in practice, there are often problems that
you may encounter. A program may refuse to uninstall, or it may leave
behind remnants of itself.
GeekUninstaller is a free uninstaller tool that can be used to
quickly and easily remove all traces of unwanted software from your
computer. It initially works like the Control Panel, displaying a list
of installed programs and you can then select anything you do not need
ready for uninstallation. You also have the option of modifying an
installation so you can add or remove components as required. Should you
run into any problems, you can use the Force Removal option instead.
Whichever route you go down, the program will perform a deep scan of
your system to check for software remains that should be removed and you
also have the ability to remove programs from the uninstallation list.
This can be used to prevent other people from removing software, or to
clean up the uninstaller list that has accumulated over time.
While GeekUninstaller offers few dazzling features, everything is
very simply presented and the app is incredibly easy to use. If you want
to get hands-on with a particular program, you can jump straight to the
relevant section of the registry for some tinkering, and the fact that
GeekUninstaller is a portable app means that it is an ideal candidate
for popping on a USB drive.
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